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savings account
noun
: an account (as in a bank) on which interest is usually paid and from which withdrawals can be made usually only by presentation of a passbook or by written authorization on a prescribed form
Examples of savings account in a Sentence
She opened a savings account.
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Word History
First Known Use
1850, in the meaning defined above
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“Savings account.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/savings%20account. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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savings account
noun
: an account (as in a bank) on which interest is usually paid and from which withdrawals can be made
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