checking account

noun

: a bank account against which the depositor can draw checks

Examples of checking account in a Sentence

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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

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 15 Jun. 2026.

Kids Definition

checking account

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