savings account
noun
: an account (as in a bank) on which interest is usually paid and from which withdrawals can be made usually only by presentation of a passbook or by written authorization on a prescribed form
Examples of savings account in a Sentence
She opened a savings account.
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Tax credits reduce a person’s tax liability dollar for dollar but don’t directly add to savings accounts.
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Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026
That includes external savings accounts, but is not broken out in the data.
—Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 15 Feb. 2026
What is your vision for education savings accounts in Texas?
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
The couple asked their guests to contribute to their daughters’ college savings accounts in lieu of gifts.
—Eliza Shapiro, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
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Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026
That includes external savings accounts, but is not broken out in the data.
—Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 15 Feb. 2026
What is your vision for education savings accounts in Texas?
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
The couple asked their guests to contribute to their daughters’ college savings accounts in lieu of gifts.
—Eliza Shapiro, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for savings account
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“Savings account.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/savings%20account. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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