joint account
noun
: an account (as in a bank) that more than one person can use
My wife and I keep our money in a joint account.
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One way this could play out is having a joint account used to pay all of the household bills, while each partner keeps their own personal savings account.
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Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2024
This means that an individual account, a joint account, a trust account, and an IRA held at the same bank can be separately insured up to $250,000.
—True Tamplin, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
This past November, the sisters shared a sentimental Instagram post on their joint account honoring their mom six years after her death.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 12 May 2025
Consider getting at least one joint account with your parent, to make moving money between you easier.
—Janet Arzt, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
The couple seem to have each other’s usernames on their Instagram bios and constantly update their joint account @jamesandmeitalia90day with their travels and daily life.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 18 Nov. 2024
That means not depositing the inheritance in a joint account and not using the money to pay joint bills or a joint debt.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024
Utilities: £1,050 into our joint account each month to cover all bills/mortgage/food.
—refinery29.com, 2 Oct. 2024
Have a joint account for joint expenses, and then have your own.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024
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Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2024
This means that an individual account, a joint account, a trust account, and an IRA held at the same bank can be separately insured up to $250,000.
—True Tamplin, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
This past November, the sisters shared a sentimental Instagram post on their joint account honoring their mom six years after her death.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 12 May 2025
Consider getting at least one joint account with your parent, to make moving money between you easier.
—Janet Arzt, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
The couple seem to have each other’s usernames on their Instagram bios and constantly update their joint account @jamesandmeitalia90day with their travels and daily life.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 18 Nov. 2024
That means not depositing the inheritance in a joint account and not using the money to pay joint bills or a joint debt.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024
Utilities: £1,050 into our joint account each month to cover all bills/mortgage/food.
—refinery29.com, 2 Oct. 2024
Have a joint account for joint expenses, and then have your own.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Joint account.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/joint%20account. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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