checking account

noun

: a bank account against which the depositor can draw checks

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Account Holders' Expectations The rate of account holders using digital banking checking account services increased year-over-year from 74% in 2023 to 77% in 2024, according to research commissioned by my digital banking company and published in partnership with Cornerstone Advisors. Stephen Bohanon, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024 Your checking account balance gradually drops toward zero. Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024 While 30% of JPMorgan branches are in low-income areas, checking account openings at community center branches were 16% higher than regular branches. Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2024 The measure effectively breaks banks’ hold on crucial data from savings patterns and checking account data to rent payment history — a set up where some firms made switching harder to help boost profits, according to Chopra. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for checking account 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1909, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of checking account was circa 1909

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“Checking account.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/checking%20account. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.

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checking account

noun
: an account in a bank from which the depositor can draw money by writing checks

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