direct deposit
noun
: a method of payment in which money is transferred to the payee's account without the use of checks or cash
Examples of direct deposit in a Sentence
Our employees are paid by direct deposit.
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Between January 2013 and May 2018, fraudsters manipulated Social Security direct deposit information to divert $33.5 million in benefits from 20,878 recipients, according to audits by the SSA's Office of the Inspector General.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Apr. 2025
Starting April 14, applicants for retirement benefits and those who need to change their direct deposit information must either go online or trek to an office.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 8 Apr. 2025
For the first time ever, the 74-year-old retiree went online in March on the very day that $2,800 was to hit her bank account through direct deposit.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
The agency said most payments were expected to arrive via direct deposit or paper check by late January 2025, based on the taxpayer’s 2023 tax return information.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Apr. 2025
Starting April 14, applicants for retirement benefits and those who need to change their direct deposit information must either go online or trek to an office.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 8 Apr. 2025
For the first time ever, the 74-year-old retiree went online in March on the very day that $2,800 was to hit her bank account through direct deposit.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
The agency said most payments were expected to arrive via direct deposit or paper check by late January 2025, based on the taxpayer’s 2023 tax return information.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Direct deposit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/direct%20deposit. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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