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

Cons No checking account or ATM access, so this works best as a dedicated savings account paired with another bank. — Ryley Amond, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026

The rest came from the family’s checking account and bakery income during the 45-day challenge. — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2026

Crooks adopted the Dole pseudonym after his father's checking account had been hacked and fraudulent gambling charges appeared, Matthew Crooks told investigators. — Michael Ruiz , Kelley Kramer, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026

The product was checking accounts and loans, and the market was one city. — Shubha Ghosh, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026

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