Auf der Bank

account (bank) s Konto
  bank account s Bankkonto
  in my account auf meinem Konto

amount r Betrag

ATM, cash machine r Geldautomat (-en)

B

bank (n.) 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 (n.) 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

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

cashier, cashier's window e Kasse

cashless (adj.) bargeldlos

cash machine, ATM r Geldautomat (-en)

cent (n.) r Cent (-)

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 (n.) r Scheck (-s)

checkbook s Scheckbuch

check/cheque card e Scheckkarte (-n), e Euroscheckkarte (ATM/debit card)

checking account (n.) s Girokonto

coin (n.) e Münze (-n)

The German word Münze also means "mint" - the place where coins are produced.

credit, loan (n.) 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 (n.) e Währung, s Geld
 

D

debit card e Scheckkarte (-n), e Euroscheckkarte

dollar (n.) r Dollar (-)

The word "dollar" is related to the German word Thaler, an old unit of currency once used in German Europe.

E

ECU (n.) r Ecu/ECU (European Currency Unit)

The ECU - an average unit based on several EU currencies - was created in 1979. In 1995 at an EU summit meeting in Madrid, the ECU was renamed the “euro” (der Euro) and became an official world currency in January 1999. The term “euro” won out over other suggestions because it was the only proposed name that could be pronounced easily in all European languages (the former ECU's German pronunciation sounded like “a cow”: eh Kuh).

euro (n.) r Euro (-) See: Der Euro kommt
  one euro has 100 cents ein Euro hat 100 Cent
  five euros fünf Euro

The German word Euro is an exception to the rule that nouns ending in -o are neuter (das).

European Central Bank (ECB) Europäische Zentralbank (EZB)

The EZB, located in Frankfurt, controls monetary policy for the euro and the 12 euro zone countries.

exchange, exchange office (money) r Geldwechsel, e Wechselstube

exchange (money) (v.) (Geld) wechseln, (Geld) umtauschen

exchange rate r Wechselkurs, r Kurs
   For current exchange rates, see Universal Currency Converter.

expenses e Spesen (pl.)

F

financial institution s Geldinstitut (-e)

H

how much? wie viel?
  How much does it cost? Wie viel kostet es?/Was kostet es?
how many? wie viele?
  How many euros do I get for $50.00? Wie viele Euro bekomme ich für 50 Dollar?

I

interest (n.) r Zins (-en)
  to bear/earn interest Zinsen tragen

L

loan (n.) r Kredit (-en)
  We took out a loan. Wir haben einen Kredit aufgenommen.

M

mint (n.) e Münze

money s Geld

money on account s Buchgeld (money used in cashless or electronic transactions)

P

paper money (n.) s Papiergeld

pay (v.) bezahlen

peso (n.) r Peso

pound (sterling) s Pfund

S

salary, stipend s Gehalt (Gehälter)

savings bank e Sparkasse (-n)

sell (v.) verkaufen

T