Basic terms
Unit 1 Money and Income
English Nederlands Definition
Currency Valuta the system of money that is used in a particular country at a particular time
Cash Geld money in the form of notes and coins, rather than cheques, bank cards, etc
Bank Bankrekening an amount of money that is put into a bank account
deposits
banknotes a piece of printed paper that has a particular value as money
coins a small round piece of metal, usually silver or a red-brown colour, which is
used as money:
cash money in the form of notes and coins, rather than cheques, bank cards, etc.:
Earns Verdienen to receive money as payment for work that you do
Income Inkomen money earned by a person, company, government, etc. over particular
period of time
Salary Salaris the total amount of money that an employee is paid every year to do their
job, or one of the payments they receive each month as part of this:
Wages Loon an amount of money that is paid, usually every week, to an employee for
their work
overtime Overuren time spent working after the usual time needed or expected in a job:
commission commissie a payment to someone who sells homes, products, investments, etc., which
is directly related to the amount they sell, or the practice of receiving these
payments
a bonus een bonus an amount of money or shares given by a company to its shareholders or an
amount of money given to an employee in addition to their salary as a
reward for working well
fees an amount of money paid for a particular piece of work or for a particular
right or service
social sociale a system of payments by the government to people who are ill, poor, or
security zekerheid have no job
pension pensioen a regular income paid by a government or a financial organization to
someone who no longer works, usually because of their age or health
living kosten van
expenses levensonderhoud
bills biljetten a document showing how much money you owe for goods or services you
have received
rent Huur an amount of money that you pay for the use of something, especially that
you pay regularly for the use of a room, house, office, etc. that someone
else owns
mortgage hypotheek a legal agreement to borrow money from a bank or other financial
organization, especially to buy a house or other property, or the amount of
money borrowed
health Ziektekosten- insurance for the cost of medical treatment if you are ill or injured, often
insurance verzekering paid for by companies for their employees
tax belasting an amount paid to the government based on a person's income, a
company's profits, the value of goods and services, etc, or this money
considered together.
budget begroting a plan that shows how much money an organization expects to earn and
spend during a particular period of time, and how it will spend its money