1. “The History of Money” Vocabulary

2. teller Today, many of the duties that used to be done by a bank teller, a real person, are done by machines.

3. teller N. a bank clerk who gives out or receives money

4. automated You see these replacements for people, such as automated teller machines, every day.

5. automated Adj. controlled by machines

6. fee For a fee that is often a dollar, these machines give you money.

7. fee n. payment

8. currency Suddenly, you have real currency to buy what you need.

9. currency n. Money used in a country

10. loans Sometimes you can even get a loan from these machines, but don’t forget you have to repay it.

11. loans n. Money given that must be repaid, often with interest

12. bartering We’ve come a long way from the days of bartering, when you traded something to get what you wanted.

13. bartering v. Trading goods and services without using money