direct deposit
noun
: a method of payment in which money is transferred to the payee's account without the use of checks or cash
Examples of direct deposit in a Sentence
Our employees are paid by direct deposit.
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Firms such as Capital One, Regions and Wells Fargo offer free access to direct deposit customers up to two days earlier than their traditional payday.
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Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2026
Payments can be issued as a check or direct deposit (ACH).
—Staff, Oklahoman, 27 Feb. 2026
Nine out of 10 taxpayers already receive their tax refunds by direct deposit, but to boost that closer to 100%, the IRS began phasing out paper checks last September.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
During the 2025 filing season, about 94% of individual taxpayers provided their direct deposit information on their Form 1040, according to a National Taxpayer Advocate blog posted in October.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 20 Feb. 2026
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Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2026
Payments can be issued as a check or direct deposit (ACH).
—Staff, Oklahoman, 27 Feb. 2026
Nine out of 10 taxpayers already receive their tax refunds by direct deposit, but to boost that closer to 100%, the IRS began phasing out paper checks last September.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
During the 2025 filing season, about 94% of individual taxpayers provided their direct deposit information on their Form 1040, according to a National Taxpayer Advocate blog posted in October.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 20 Feb. 2026
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“Direct deposit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/direct%20deposit. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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