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 The majority of people with checking accounts (73%) take advantage of the option, according to a 2023 Bankrate.com survey. Bryan Mena, CNN, 14 July 2024 Marianne Lake, the CEO of consumer and community banking at JPMorgan, says Chase bank could start charging for checking accounts, a response to new regulations that limit how much banks can charge for overdraft and late fees. Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 9 July 2024 JPMorgan Chase is threatening to start charging customers for checking accounts if new federal rules limiting overdraft and late fees are enacted. Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 5 July 2024 He wasn’t allowed to open credit cards or checking accounts while paroled, Chris Walker, a former Secret Service agent who worked the case, told me. Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 3 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for checking account 

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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 26 Jul. 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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