Banking · Money and prices
standing order
regular bank payment
A standing order is a regular payment that your bank makes automatically.
This vs that
I pay the rent by standing order.
I pay the electricity by direct debit.
Hear it in real life
Why was the rent paid twice?
I forgot to cancel the standing order after moving out.
I set up a standing order to move money into my savings account every payday.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
Standing order is the normal banking term for a fixed recurring payment.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I made a standing order for pay my rent.
Say: I set up a standing order to pay my rent.
Use set up and to plus the verb.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
set up/cancel a standing order; pay by standing order
Phrases to borrow
More for talking about banking.
pay by direct debit
I pay my phone bill by direct debit.
take money out
I need to take some money out before the market.
Banking words
Money and prices · Banking: the words around “standing order”.
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Your turn: say it out loud
I've set up a standing order for the rent.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
standing order
regular bank payment
“I set up a standing order to move money into my savings account every payday.”
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