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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Greg Abbott touts Texas school voucher plan Gov. Greg Abbott signed Texas’ new education savings account program into law earlier this month.
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Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 May 2025
The Universal Savings Account (USA) Act, introduced this month in both chambers of Congress, aims to create a new class of savings account that combines the tax advantages of a Roth individual retirement account (IRA) with the unrestricted access of a traditional savings account.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
Even so, a high-yield savings account (HYSA) should still provide a stronger return than a traditional savings vehicle.
—Ryley Amond, CNBC, 9 May 2025
But, as for the rest of us, a screenshot of their dye jobs presented to your colorist every eight months instead of every four might be the decision our savings accounts are begging us to make.
—Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 9 May 2025
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Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 May 2025
The Universal Savings Account (USA) Act, introduced this month in both chambers of Congress, aims to create a new class of savings account that combines the tax advantages of a Roth individual retirement account (IRA) with the unrestricted access of a traditional savings account.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
Even so, a high-yield savings account (HYSA) should still provide a stronger return than a traditional savings vehicle.
—Ryley Amond, CNBC, 9 May 2025
But, as for the rest of us, a screenshot of their dye jobs presented to your colorist every eight months instead of every four might be the decision our savings accounts are begging us to make.
—Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 9 May 2025
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 28 May. 2025.
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