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One of Snell’s top tips is setting up a split direct deposit, so part of your paycheck goes to a high-yield savings account and part of it funnels to a checking account to cover your necessary and discretionary expenses.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
Minimum deposit to open There is no minimum deposit to open a checking account with Citi.
—Cnbc Select, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2024
Vicky also recently wiped out her checking account and had a secret phone number, which had been in contact with Casey more than 1,000 times over two years.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Currently, Chase charges up to $35 for checking accounts if certain requirements, like a monthly direct deposit, aren’t met.
—Byalicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 8 July 2024
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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 7 Nov. 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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