WordstoKnow: Sending MoneyOverseas

(Basic / Beginning)

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Word / ExampleSentence
available / Moneywiringservicesareavailableat thisbank.
branch / There is a bank branchon thecorner.
business / There is amoney wiringbusiness next to the bank.
charge / Stores chargedifferentamounts towiremoney.
company / There isa moneywiringcompanynext tothe bank.
compare / Comparethemoneywiringfeesandservicesat twoplaces.
convince / Dishonest peoplemight convinceyou towiremoney tothem.
creditcard / Sometimes you can usea credit cardto wiremoney.
currency(local) / Whenyou wire money, your familycanget cashinthelocalcurrency.
debitcard / Sometimes you can usea debitcardto wiremoney.
dishonest / Adishonest personmightlietoconvinceyou towiremoney.
employee / Theemployeewillgive you areceiptfor themoney you wired.
exchangerate / Theexchange rate betweendollarsandthelocalcurrencychangeseveryday.
familymember / Youcanwire money to a friend orfamilymember.
fee / Usuallyyou must pay afeetowire money.
identification / Youmust show identification to wire money.
local(currency) / Whenyou wire money, your familycanget cashinthelocalcurrency.
moneytransfer / Wiringmoneyis alsocalled a money transfer.
overseas / Wiringmoney is alsocalledsendingmoney overseas.
percentage / Sometimes the feeis apercentage of the moneyyou wantto send.
personally / Onlywiremoney topeople you knowpersonally.
prize / Someone might say that you can getaprize if you wire money tothem.
receipt / Theemployeewillgive you areceiptfor themoney you wired.
relative / You canwiremoney to a friend or relative.
securityquestion / You mightset up a security question when you wiremoney.
setup / You mightset up a security question when you wiremoney.
tax / Sometimes you mustpaya taxwhen you wiremoney.
wire(money) / Sending moneyto a friend orrelative is also called wiring money.

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