checking account

noun

: a bank account against which the depositor can draw checks

Examples of checking account in a Sentence

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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 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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