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					Word(s) :   Gazumping - when an offer on a property is accepted by a vendor, but a higher offer is subsequently received by another party and accepted by the vendor. General Insurance Standards Council - GISC - Monitor and enforce standards on sales and provision of advice on general insurance. Gilt - a government bond or stock where interest is predetermined and paid over a set term. Gold or Platinum cards - Credit cards that offer extra services such as travel-accident insurance. Gold or premier account - A bank account that often has high charges but a low rate of interest, offered to people whose salary or wages are a certain amount. Grace period - A period after a premium payment is due on an insurance policy (but where a policyholder is late making the payment), during which the policyholder can make the late payment without losing the protection which the insurance policy provides. Gross interest - interest earned on savings before income tax deductions are taken into account. Ground rent - an annual fee paid by the leaseholder to the freeholder. Guaranteed growth bonds - Fixed term investments, typically between 3 and 5 years, where you invest a lump sum and are guaranteed either a minimum amount of money at the end of the period, or that you won't lose the original amount you invested. Guaranteed Income Bonds - A type of insurance policy where you pay a single upfront premium, and which then pays out money at regular intervals over a fixed period of time, and at the end of which the premium is returned.