joint account
noun
: an account (as in a bank) that more than one person can use
My wife and I keep our money in a joint account.
Examples of joint account in a Sentence
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Consider getting at least one joint account with your parent, to make moving money between you easier.
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Janet Arzt, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
The couple seem to have each other’s usernames on their Instagram bios and constantly update their joint account @jamesandmeitalia90day with their travels and daily life.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 18 Nov. 2024
That means not depositing the inheritance in a joint account and not using the money to pay joint bills or a joint debt.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024
Utilities: £1,050 into our joint account each month to cover all bills/mortgage/food.
—refinery29.com, 2 Oct. 2024
Have a joint account for joint expenses, and then have your own.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024
Before then, the school paid over 11 weeks of pay into a joint account held by the Bigazzis, all after he was reportedly killed.
—Staff Reports, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2024
All other monthly payments: £300 joint credit card bill, £32.50 for internet and TV,
£32 car insurance, £12.50 home insurance,
£6.50 TV licence, £5 Camelot Lottery, £1 joint account fee.
—refinery29.com, 17 July 2024
Here are some expert tips: Add your spouse to your accounts
A spouse who pays the bills can contact the companies and add a partner to the account, as a joint account holder or authorized user.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2024
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Janet Arzt, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
The couple seem to have each other’s usernames on their Instagram bios and constantly update their joint account @jamesandmeitalia90day with their travels and daily life.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 18 Nov. 2024
That means not depositing the inheritance in a joint account and not using the money to pay joint bills or a joint debt.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024
Utilities: £1,050 into our joint account each month to cover all bills/mortgage/food.
—refinery29.com, 2 Oct. 2024
Have a joint account for joint expenses, and then have your own.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024
Before then, the school paid over 11 weeks of pay into a joint account held by the Bigazzis, all after he was reportedly killed.
—Staff Reports, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2024
All other monthly payments: £300 joint credit card bill, £32.50 for internet and TV,
£32 car insurance, £12.50 home insurance,
£6.50 TV licence, £5 Camelot Lottery, £1 joint account fee.
—refinery29.com, 17 July 2024
Here are some expert tips: Add your spouse to your accounts
A spouse who pays the bills can contact the companies and add a partner to the account, as a joint account holder or authorized user.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2024
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“Joint account.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/joint%20account. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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