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Figure 2.1.12d: Cash dispensers can help a lot to fill up a light purse. Be careful of using cash dispensers of banks not associated with your banker’s card. Do you know, which banks you can choose without being charged extra fees?

You can pay by cash, using notes (US: bills) and coins. You can also pay by cheque, credit card or traveller’s cheque. Using your PIN⁷, you can get money from a cash point/cash dispenser⁸ (US: automated teller machine, ATM). You can withdraw money from your account, transfer money from one account to another, and cash⁹ a traveller’s cheque.

When you travel on business, you have expenses for travel, accommodation, living and entertainment. When you get back from your trip, you can make an expenses claim¹⁰ (or to claim back your expenses). To do this, you may have to fill in an expenses claim form. Your expenses will then be reimbursed¹¹. [1]

At the bank counter

•I’d like to change some Euros into dollars. What’s the exchange rate today?

•It’s 1.1 Euros to the dollar. [1]

Inviting others

•Would you care to join me and my colleague for a drink after the meeting?

•We were thinking about going next door for a few cocktails. Would you care to join us?

•If you haven’t already made plans, how about joining my partner and me for dinner tonight?

•I’d like to try out that Chinese place we passed on the way here. Care to join me?

Inviting others when you intend to pay

•The four of us have really appreciated all your help in the last six days, so we’d like to take you to dinner Friday night if you are not busy.

•My girlfriend and I would be delighted if you could come to our place tomorrow after the meeting for cocktails.

•As a token of my appreciation, I’d really like to take you out to dinner tomorrow. Are you free?

•Do you have any plans for after the seminar? I’d like to treat you to the best fish dinner in Frankfurt.

At the bar

•I’ll get this round

•The next one’s on me

•Would anyone like anything else from the bar?

Figure 2.1.12e: Do you think, visiting a revue with your business partners and colleagues is a good opportunity to tighten partnership and team spirit? brought to me after dinner.

Making arrangements to pay

•I’d like the bill (US: check) to be

•I’m paying for the table. Please have the bill (US: check) brought to me.

•I’d like to pay for the group. Here’s my credit card, and I’ll come and sign for it later.

When the waiter brings the bill

•No. This is/was on me.

•I’ll get this one

•I insist

•No, this is /was my treat

•I’d like to pay for the wine

•Why don’t we just add up the bill with the gratuity/tip, and then split it by four?

Company policy

Sometimes there are some questions open to be answered by yourself:

•Do I put the dinner on my expense account?

•Will the company reimburse me for the drinks we had before dinner?

•Do I hand in the restaurant bill with my travel expenses?

•Do I have to fill in any extra forms for the dinner?

•What’s our policy on entertaining spouses¹²?

•What kind of receipt do I need to hand in? [6]