checking account

noun

: a bank account against which the depositor can draw checks

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Overdraft Line Of Credit An overdraft line of credit is a loan attached to a business checking account. Levi King, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025 Excessive transactions fee None Overdraft fees N/A Offer checking account? Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025 The city also didn’t monitor credit card limits and had 24 checking accounts, which auditors called excessive. Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025 Half of the Americans who opened a checking account in 2024 have two or more checking accounts. Ron Shevlin, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025 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 24 Jan. 2025.

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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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