Visual Business English - General vocabulary 5

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Safe vs. vault — a safe is typically a small, lockable box for valuables; a vault is a large, reinforced room (like in a bank). In business English: "put it in the safe" vs. "the bank vault."
Foreign exchange is also called "forex" or "FX" in financial contexts. "The dollar strengthened against the euro on the forex market" is typical language in business news.
"Sign on the dotted line" is one of the most iconic business expressions, meaning to formally agree to a contract. The "dotted line" refers to where a signature goes on a legal document.