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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 3 July 2024
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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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