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Link your checking account and savings account so any shortfall is covered by your own money.
—Susan Tompor, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
The process to open a student checking account is simple.
—Kody Boye, Journal Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024
For investors, that means setting up automatic transfers from your paycheck or checking account into retirement accounts.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 26 Nov. 2024
Nearly half of the checking accounts opened in the United States in the first half of 2023 were with digital banks and fintechs.
—Derek White, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
circa 1909, in the meaning defined above
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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.
Kids Definition
checking account
noun
: an account in a bank from which the depositor can draw money by writing checks
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