Check Your Vocabulary for Banking & Finance

The Finance Computer is broken down and I must put a call through. I want you to bypass the Finance Computer so that I can dial. This is a Top Priority-Urgent call." "One moment, please, Customer… Browne," she said, "while I check your authorization." Her eyes went blank for a moment, and then she flashed a quick, frozen smile. "Thank you for waiting, Customer… Browne. Your authorization has been cleared. The Finance Computer will be by-passed. What is the number you wish to call?" "It's a local call. The number is: 12-1887-CA. The party's name is Wolfe, Jocelyn. I'll spell the last name: W-O-L-F-E, initial J." "Thank you, Customer… Browne," she said. "Your call is being put through. Thank you for your patronage." She smiled and faded out. The screen remained that dull opaque gray while Jocelyn's number rang. She didn't answer it. I let it ring. By the fifth ring I was about to hang up out of frustration, when she answered it. The dullness parted, and there stood Jocelyn, the three-dimensional image a little fuzzy on the small screen, but good enough ...»