BrE

/ə'rest/

AmE

/ə'rest/

verb - (of police) to take somebody prisoner in order to ask them about a crime

BrE

/'bænk əˌkaʊnt/

AmE

/'bænk əˌkaʊnt/

noun - an arrangement with a bank to take care of your money

BrE

/'kɒnˌɑ:tɪst/

AmE

/'kɑ:nˌɑ:rt̬ɪst/

noun - a fraud, a person who uses other people's confidence to steal from them etc.

BrE

/'efˌbi:'aɪ/

AmE

/'efˌbi:'aɪ/

noun - (abbreviation) Federal Bureau of Investigation

BrE

/'frɔ:d/

AmE

/'frɔ:d/

noun - the illegal act of cheating a person in order to get money

BrE

/'tʃek/

AmE

/'tʃek/

noun, British English - an order for a bank to pay money, used sometimes instead of money

BrE

/'lektʃərə/

AmE

noun - a person who gives lectures (esp. at universities etc.)

BrE

/ˌəʊvə'drɔ:/

AmE

/ˌoʊvər'drɔ:/

verb - to take more money from an account than is available

BrE

/prɪ'tend/

AmE

/prɪ'tend/

verb - to act like something is true but it is not, to act in a deceptive way

BrE

/'prɪzn/

AmE

/'prɪzn/

noun - a place where criminals are locked up

BrE

/'kwɒlɪfaɪd/

AmE

/'kwɑ:ləfaɪd/

adjective - having proper qualifications