Puzzled with industry jargon? Browse our glossary section for commonly-used terms and start to understand what the complicated vocabulary used in the world of personal finance means to your money matters.
0% purchase card
A type of credit card that offers a promotional interest-free offer on any purchases made using the card until a set date or for a set amount of time. ...more
A type of credit card that offers a promotional interest-free offer on any purchases made using the card until a set date or for a set amount of time. ...more
01 and 02 numbers
Geographic or 'landline' numbers which can usually be called as part of inclusive mobile phone allowances in the UK. ...more
Geographic or 'landline' numbers which can usually be called as part of inclusive mobile phone allowances in the UK. ...more
03 numbers
03 numbers cost around the same as a national rate call to a 01 or 02 number. According to Directgov, calls to 03 numbers "must also count towards any inclusive minutes in a phone contract in the same way as 01 and 02 calls"....more
03 numbers cost around the same as a national rate call to a 01 or 02 number. According to Directgov, calls to 03 numbers "must also count towards any inclusive minutes in a phone contract in the same way as 01 and 02 calls"....more
0800 and 0808 numbers
Freephone numbers which are free to call from landline telephones. In order to call 0800 and 0808 numbers from a mobile phone, you normally need to leave off the first 0. Calls to 0800 and 0808 numbers are not usually free to call from mobile phones, and are not usually included in your monthly inclusive allowance....more
Freephone numbers which are free to call from landline telephones. In order to call 0800 and 0808 numbers from a mobile phone, you normally need to leave off the first 0. Calls to 0800 and 0808 numbers are not usually free to call from mobile phones, and are not usually included in your monthly inclusive allowance....more
0844 number
A 'non-geographic' number charged at up to 5p per minute from landlines. Calls to 0844 numbers from a mobile telephone are usually a lot more expensive....more
A 'non-geographic' number charged at up to 5p per minute from landlines. Calls to 0844 numbers from a mobile telephone are usually a lot more expensive....more
0845 number
A 'non-geographic' number charged at up to 3.95p per minute from landlines. Calls to 0845 numbers from a mobile telephone are usually a lot more expensive....more
A 'non-geographic' number charged at up to 3.95p per minute from landlines. Calls to 0845 numbers from a mobile telephone are usually a lot more expensive....more
0870 number
A 'non-geographic' number charged at up to 7.9p per minute from landlines. Calls to 0870 numbers from a mobile telephone are usually a lot more expensive....more
A 'non-geographic' number charged at up to 7.9p per minute from landlines. Calls to 0870 numbers from a mobile telephone are usually a lot more expensive....more
0871 number
A 'non-geographic' number charged at up to 10p per minute from landlines. Calls to 0871 numbers from a mobile telephone are usually a lot more expensive....more
A 'non-geographic' number charged at up to 10p per minute from landlines. Calls to 0871 numbers from a mobile telephone are usually a lot more expensive....more
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Please note that the product links will take you direct to the Issuer or Insurer's site direct and we cannot be held responsible for the information which they provide within their own sites. On some comparison tables we use a star rating which rates products by visitor popularity.