checking account

noun

: a bank account against which the depositor can draw checks

Examples of checking account in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web What did happen was banks increased checking account maintenance fees and eliminated debit card loyalty programs. Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2024 Zelle is offered to bank customers across the country with a checking account or bank account. Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 16 Jan. 2024 For a $500,000 home that means having anywhere from about $5,000 to $20,000 ready to go in a savings or checking account. Aly J. Yale, wsj.com, 7 Nov. 2023 The eventual payment didn’t come from her ex-husband, according to her indictment, but from a series of transfers investigators traced back to her checking account. Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2024 Savings accounts, which are offered by banks, credit unions or other financial institutions, typically offer better interest rates than checking accounts. Kerri Anne Renzulli, wsj.com, 10 Jan. 2024 Among those financially vulnerable households with checking accounts, 43% averaged 9.6 overdrafts during 2020, resulting in annual overdraft fees of hundreds of dollars per household on average. Jasmine Browley, Essence, 22 Jan. 2024 And Cheadle’s power was shut off in November, requiring her to overdraw her checking account to pay for it. Michael Brice-Saddler, Washington Post, 4 Jan. 2024 Look through bank statements and checking account transactions to see where outlier activity started. Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 16 Dec. 2023

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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 18 Mar. 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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