A document that confirms where a person lives, such as a utility bill.
地址證明
解釋: 在銀行開戶或申請正式文件時,用來證明居住地的官方文件或帳單。
範例: You need to provide a utility bill as proof of address to open a bank account.
To establish or arrange something for use.
設置;建立
解釋: 指建立一個系統、帳戶或安排一個流程,使其可以開始運作。
範例: The bank clerk helped me set up my online banking profile.
In advance; honestly and openly.
預先地;坦率地
解釋: 指在事情開始前就先支付費用,或是在溝通中開誠布公地說明情況。
範例: They were very upfront about all the potential costs involved.
To proceed with a planned action.
開始做;進行
解釋: 表示獲得許可後開始執行某事,或決定不延遲地採取行動。
範例: Let's go ahead and sign the contract today.
The exchange rate at which banks trade currencies with each other.
銀行同業拆放利率 / 銀行間匯率
解釋: 銀行之間進行大宗貨幣交易時使用的匯率,通常是市場上最優惠的匯率基準。
範例: The consumer rate is usually slightly higher than the interbank rate.
A statement of the amount owed for essential public services such as electricity, gas, water, or sewage.
公用事業帳單
解釋: Utility 在日常生活中意為「效用」或「實用性」,但在行政與金融語境下,專指水、電、瓦斯等「公共設施服務」。在銀行開戶時,這常被要求作為地址證明。
範例: The bank requires a recent utility bill to verify your current place of residence.
A type of bank account that allows for frequent deposits and withdrawals, often used for everyday expenses.
支票帳戶 / 活期存款帳戶
解釋: Check 通常指「檢查」或「核對」,但在銀行術語中,Checking account 指的是可以隨時透過支票或簽帳卡提款的帳戶,與以儲蓄為目的的 savings account 相對。
範例: I use my checking account to pay for groceries and monthly rent.
To produce or provide a financial profit or interest rate.
產生(收益/利息)
解釋: Yield 在日常英語中常指「讓路」或「屈服」,但在金融領域,它指投資或存款所產生的「收益率」或「利息」。
範例: This high-interest savings account yields 3% annually.
A fixed charge that remains the same regardless of the amount of the transaction.
固定手續費 / 統一費率
解釋: Flat 通常指「平坦的」或「扁平的」,但在費用描述中,它表示「固定不變的金額」,不隨交易金額的百分比而變動。
範例: The bank charges a flat processing fee of $20 for all international wire transfers.
To fix the value of a currency or interest rate in relation to another currency or standard.
(匯率)掛鉤 / 固定
解釋: Peg 原意是「木釘」或「掛鉤」。在金融語境下,當一個數值被 pegged to 另一個數值時,表示它與該基準保持固定的關聯或同步變動。
範例: The local currency is pegged to the US dollar to maintain economic stability.
The practice of sharing information openly and clearly so that it is easy for others to see what actions are being performed.
透明度
解釋: Transparency 物理上指「透明性」(如玻璃),在商業與銀行業中,指資訊的「公開透明」,特別是關於收費、利率和條款的揭露。
範例: The new regulations aim to improve transparency in the financial sector.