Annotated Euro & Money Glossary
English-German
Banking and Foreign Exchange Vocabulary
GLOSSARY and PHRASEBOOK
The euro (€), banking, and other money-related vocabulary
The euro went into cash circulation in Austria, Germany
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Noun genders are indicated by: r (der, masc.), e (die, fem.), s (das, neu.)
Abbreviations: adj. (adjective), adv. (adverb), n. (noun), pl. (plural), v. (verb)
Also see related pages below and these articles:
Der Euro kommt and Euro-Chronik (Timeline and Euro Facts).
More Glossaries on many topics
Euro/Money Glossary: A-D | E-Z
A
account (bank) s Konto
bank account s Bankkonto
savings account s Sparkonto
in my account auf meinem Konto
amount r Betrag
ATM, cash machine r Geldautomat (-en)
B
bank e Bank (-en)
at the bank auf der Bank
to the bank auf die Bank
He's going to the bank. Er geht auf die Bank.
She's at the bank. Sie ist auf der Bank.
bank account s Bankkonto
bank clerk/teller/cashier r Kassierer, e Kassiererin (fem.), r Bankangestellter, e Bankangestellte (fem.)
Bankfurt s Bankfurt (nickname for Frankfurt, Germany's banking center)
banknote, bill e Banknote (-n), r Geldschein (-e)
Bundesbank e Bundesbank (German central bank in Frankfurt, which gave way to the ECB or European Central Bank upon the introduction of the euro.)
buy v. kaufen
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C
cash n. s Bargeld
cash adv. bar
We paid cash. Wir haben bar bezahlt.
cash v. (check, etc.) einlösen, einkassieren
to cash a check einen Scheck einlösen
to deposit a check einen Scheck einzahlen
cashier, cashier's window e Kasse
cashless adj. bargeldlos
cash machine, ATM r Geldautomat (-en)
cent r Cent (-)
35 cents 35 Cent
euro cent r Eurocent
In German the plural of "cent" is the same as the singular. This is the case for most money units in German.
change (coins) s Kleingeld
change (money back) s Wechselgeld, e Rückgabe
This machine/phone doesn't give change. Keine Rückgabe.
change (money) v. Geld wechseln/Geld umtauschen
check/cheque r Scheck (-s)
cash a check einen Scheck einlösen
deposit a check einen Scheck einzahlen
checkbook s Scheckbuch
Instead of personal or business checks, Germans, Austrians, and many other Europeans use a form of payment called a "money transfer" (die Geldüberweisung), which transfers money from one bank account number to another account, rather than to a person by name. The "personal check" and checking account, so common in the U.S, does not exist in Germany. The German system is more like using a debit card, increasingly common in the U.S. and in Europe (die Euroscheckkarte).
check/cheque card e Scheckkarte (-n), e Euroscheckkarte (ATM/debit card)
checking account s Girokonto
coin e Münze (-n)
The German word Münze also means "mint" - the place where coins are produced.
commission, fee e Gebühr
counter (at bank) r Schalter
cashier's window e Kasse
credit, loan r Kredit
We took out a loan. Wir haben einen Kredit aufgenommen.
The German word Kredit can also mean "loan."
credit card e Kreditkarte
currency, money e Währung, s Geld
See national currency list below.
For the current value of the euro, the Swiss franc or other currencies, see the Oanda Currency Converter or The Universal Currency Converter. Convert any world currency into any other.
| Currencies of the World Währungen der Welt Partial list as of 1 Jan. 2005 |
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| das LAND/Country | das GELD/Money |
| China China (PRC) | der Yuan |
| Dänemark Denmark | die Krone |
| Deutschland Germany | der Euro |
| Frankreich France | der Euro |
| Griechenland Greece | der Euro |
| Großbritannien Great Britain | das Pfund |
| Indien India | die Rupie |
| Italien Italy | der Euro |
| Japan Japan | der Yen |
| Luxemburg Luxembourg | der Euro |
| Mexiko Mexico | der Peso |
| Österreich Austria | der Euro |
| Russland Russia | der Rubel |
| die Schweiz Switzerland | der Schweizer Franken |
| USA USA | der US-Dollar |
| Euro-Zone - These 12 nations use the euro currency: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain. MORE > Der Euro in Europa | |
D
debit card e Scheckkarte (-n), e Euroscheckkarte
deposit n. e Einzahlung (-en)
deposit slip r Einzahlungsschein (-e), r Einzahlungsbeleg
on deposit > have 5,000 euros on deposit ein Guthaben von 5.000 Euro haben
deposit v. einzahlen
to deposit a check einen Scheck einzahlen
to cash a check einen Scheck einlösen
dollar r Dollar (-)
The word "dollar" is related to the German word Thaler, an old unit of currency once used in German Europe.
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