checking account

noun

: a bank account against which the depositor can draw checks

Examples of checking account in a Sentence

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Unlike buying bitcoin or other digital assets, purchasing stablecoin is supposed to resemble putting money into a checking account. David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2025 This is a free service to withdraw funds from a savings or checking account. Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025 In bankruptcy filings, Melius said the castle owed $63 million to creditors and had only $57 in a checking account, News 12 Long Island reported. Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2025 Financial planners generally recommend stashing an emergency fund in a conservative, liquid account like a high-yield savings account or money market fund, which earn more interest than a traditional bank checking account. Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2025 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 19 Aug. 2025.

Kids Definition

checking account

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