current account

noun

British
: a bank account from which a person can take money by writing checks : checking account

Examples of current account in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web How to make sure your account is up to date Once current account holders sign in, those who need to make changes will be presented with the option to transition to Login.gov. Lorie Konish, CNBC, 16 July 2024 Data there include the final GDP release for the first quarter on Friday, including current account numbers. Craig Stirling, Fortune, 23 June 2024 The consumption frenzy has pushed an explosion in importation, pressuring Turkey’s current account. Henri J. Barkey, Foreign Affairs, 17 Aug. 2023 According to information about the breach on the company's website, 7.6 million current account holders and 65.4 million former account holders have been impacted. Chloe Veltman, NPR, 30 Mar. 2024 The company said the leak shows approximately 7.6 million current account holders and 65.4 million former account holders were affected. Eva Rothenberg, CNN, 30 Mar. 2024 And although measures of the EU’s economic health, including its current account balance, productivity, and debt statistics, hardly give cause for alarm, if the German economy weakens, this picture may change. Sudha David-Wilp, Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2024 Declining revenue from the energy industry has contributed to a fall in Russia’s current account surplus, which slumped 79% between January and September compared with the same period in 2022. Anna Cooban, CNN, 12 Oct. 2023 Plunging export volumes continue to weigh on the economy, as the current account surplus shrank 86% year-on-year to just $25.6 billion in January-August. Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2023

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“Current account.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/current%20account. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.

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