: a bank account against which the depositor can draw checks
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In many cases, creditors can identify and seek funds from savings accounts through the same legal process used to access checking account funds.—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 10 June 2026 If Powell is the savings account for the basin, Balken said, Mead is the checking account — the bank account from which the three downstream states withdraw their water.—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 7 June 2026 Retirees may be booking trips, visiting family, checking accounts from the road and spending more time away from home.—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026 At Wells Fargo, Millar sees many parents opening checking accounts when their kids are around 13.—Sarah Scott, Parents, 2 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for checking account