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Meaning of "EFTPOS" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EFTPOS

EFTPOS  [ˈɛftpɒs] play
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WHAT DOES EFTPOS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

EFTPOS

EFTPOSelectronic funds transfer at point of sale — is an electronic payment system involving electronic funds transfers based on the use of payment cards, such as debit or credit cards, at terminals located at points of sale. In Australia and New Zealand it is also the brand name of a specific system used for such payments. The Australian and New Zealand systems are country specific and do not interconnect. EFTPOS technology originated in the United States in 1981 and was quickly adopted by other countries. Debit and credit cards are embossed plastic cards complying with ISO/IEC 7810 ID-1 standard. The cards have an embossed bank card number conforming with the ISO/IEC 7812 numbering standard.

Definition of EFTPOS in the English dictionary

The definition of EFTPOS in the dictionary is electronic funds transfer at point of sale.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EFTPOS


Atropos
ˈætrəˌpɒs
epos
ˈɛpɒs
Nepos
ˈniːpɒs
poss
pɒs
topos
ˈtɒpɒs
tripos
ˈtraɪpɒs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EFTPOS

Efik
EFIS
EFL
eft
EFTA
eftest
EFTS
eftsoons
eg
Eg.
EGA
egad
egal
egalitarian
egalitarianism
egalite
egality
egally
egarement
Egas Moniz

WORDS THAT END LIKE EFTPOS

CMOS
DOS
FOS
MOS
MS-DOS
PCOS
POS
SOS

Synonyms and antonyms of EFTPOS in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «EFTPOS» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EFTPOS

Find out the translation of EFTPOS to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of EFTPOS from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «EFTPOS» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

EFTPOS
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

EFTPOS
570 millions of speakers

English

EFTPOS
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

EFTPOS
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

EFTPOS
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

EFTPOS
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

TPA
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

EFTPOS
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

TPE
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

EFTPOS
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

EFTPOS
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

EFTPOS
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

EFTPOS
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

EFTPOS
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

EFTPOS
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எஃப்ட்போஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

EFTPOS
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

eftpos
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

EFTPOS
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

EFTPOS
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

EFTPOS
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

EFTPOS
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

EFTPOS
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

EFTPOS
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

EFTPOS
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

EFTPOS
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of EFTPOS

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EFTPOS»

The term «EFTPOS» is regularly used and occupies the 67.932 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EFTPOS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about EFTPOS

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EFTPOS»

Discover the use of EFTPOS in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to EFTPOS and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Modern Banking: Theory And Practice
The customer must enter his/ her PIN number, generally requested once the amount of the sale has been entered into the EFTPOS device. There are many advantages to using an EFTPOS for the retailer and the customer alike. The retailer is ...
D. Muraleedharan, 2009
2
Technology, Culture and Competitiveness: Change and the ...
What is the relationship between technological innovation and global political and economic change? How does technology relate to the competitive advantage of nations? A team of outstanding scholars provide the answers.
Christopher Farrands, Michael Talalay, Roger Tooze, 2005
3
First Steps in Retail Management
Non-cash transactions such as EFTPOS and direct credit card sales, which don't form part of the daily banking, must be reconciled with the bank statement. These direct credits are listed on transaction reports from the EFTPOS machines, ...
Mark Wrice, 2004
4
E-business Innovation and Change Management
On-line payments, which are either via the Internet or EFTPOS, involve a direct communications link through a network switch for real-time authorisation of the payment. At the point of sale the payer signs the merchant's credit card voucher to ...
Mohini Singh, Dianne Waddell, 2004
5
Information Technology Standards and Standardization: A ...
Postbank for example focused at first on substituting check-use for Electronic Funds Transfers at the Point of Sale (EFTPOS) transactions and later on Automated Teller Machines (ATM's). This was due to the branch-contract with Post Offices, ...
Kai Jakobs, 2000
6
Money, Money, Money: An Introduction to Banking and Money ...
7. You have found that the bank allows eight free transactions per month. After that each EFTPOS transaction costs 35 cents and each ATM transaction costs 60 cents. Calculate how much the bank will charge in transaction fees for this month.
Jane Bourke, 2000
7
Banking Services and the Consumer
Fifthly, consumers should be given a printed record of every EFTPOS transaction. A printed record enables consumers to check their bank statements and gives them the start of an 'audit trail'if there is any error or discrepancy. Sixthly, EFTPOS  ...
Consumer Focus, 2012
8
Modern Banking Technology
No doubt, there is still lot of scope for further improvement. A charge shall be levied by the SEFT centre for SEFT processing. The current rate is Rs 2 per transaction. EFTPOS The usage of cards by customers in India has been in vogue since ...
Dr. Firdos T. Shroff, 2007
9
Financial Services Law and Compliance in Australia
institution (the issuer) to the merchant's financial institution (the acquirer) each time an EFTPOS transaction occurs. Bilateral arrangements between issuers and acquirers determine the amount of the interchange fees paid?58 Generally, '[t] he  ...
Gail Pearson, 2009
10
Information Technology & Financial Services: The New Partnership
This method is rapidly being replaced by EFTPoS systems. These systems have two main advantages: • Automation of the payment. with the transfer being passed automatically to the acquirer and then to the card issuer. reduces the back ...
Anthony Gandy, Dr. Chris Chapman, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EFTPOS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term EFTPOS is used in the context of the following news items.
1
CBA banks on Albert to gain government customers
After the national roll out of CBA's next-generation eftpos device began in April, the bank says thousands of Albert terminals are in the market, ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
2
Telstra investigates outage impacting Gladstone business
Gladstone Cinemas is among businesses that have been hit, with its eftpos services having issues. A notice at the cinema said the issue was a ... «Gladstone Observer, Jul 15»
3
Rants & Raves: Patron saint of parking
A big thank-you to the lovely lady who paid our parking fee with a $10 note at Auckland Airport on Sunday when our Eftpos card didn't work in ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
4
Man bashed and robbed during roadside nap
The group smashed the gun butt into the man's face and head causing cuts and bruising before stealing his eftpos cards and cigarettes, said ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
5
ANZ FastPay Next Generation card reader and app now available …
The FastPay solution is only for ANZ business account holders, allowing them to process credit card, debit and EFTPOS payments on your ... «Ausdroid, Jul 15»
6
Tourism Association hits back at 'travel tax'
Mr Roberts said it could become impractical to compel them to pay - short of having customs staff walking around marinas with Eftpos machines ... «Radio New Zealand, Jul 15»
7
Zomato goes Cashless in NZ creating 100 new jobs
And it means consumers won't even need to take their credit or eftpos card to the restaurant to eat. Founded by Deepinder Goyal and Pankaj ... «Voxy, Jul 15»
8
Laying the foundations for being a successful small retailer
... shoppers are greeted, how the front of the store is laid out, which point-of-sale (POS) back office system (BOS) and EFTPOS supplier is used, ... «SmartCompany.com.au, Jul 15»
9
Woman missing three limbs denied discount card
"If we go to the movies the kids have to push me on the carpet, they have to get the drinks; they have to press buttons for Eftpos." She said she ... «The Reporter, Jul 15»
10
NZ mobile payments wallet Semble adds Snapper to its repertoire
... Spark, and Vodafone, partnering with two of the big four banks, ASB and BNZ, as well as the country's largest EFTPOS transactor, Paymark. «ZDNet, Jul 15»

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