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

Excessive transactions fee None Overdraft fees N/A Offer checking account? —Liz Knueven, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026

Build and stick to a realistic budget One way to begin budgeting is by syncing credit cards and checking accounts with a budgeting app, which allows users to quickly see where their money goes and identify expenses that could be reduced. —Sonia Osorio, Miami Herald, 31 Dec. 2025

Opening a first savings or checking account with birthday money or a first paycheck is a rite of passage for many Americans, but millions of adults are just now doing that or are learning how to use their accounts to improve their finances, banking experts say. —Medora Lee, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025

For a while, the monopoly of commercial banks and S&Ls on checking accounts held. —Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 23 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1909, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for checking account

• amount
• discount
• dismount
• recount
• remount
• seamount
• surmount
• count
• fount
• mount
• rediscount
• subaccount

Kids Definition

checking account

noun

: an account in a bank from which the depositor can draw money by writing checks