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savings account

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Recent Examples of savings account Financial institutions have not settled on what exactly constitutes a high-yield savings account. — Max Zahn, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026 Her daughter, Lynn shared, owes just over $100,000 on the house — which is roughly the amount that Lynn has in her savings account. — Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026 Cons No checking account or ATM access, so this works best as a dedicated savings account paired with another bank. — Ryley Amond, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026 The bottom line There is no universal answer for savers pondering whether a CD or high-yield savings account is the right choice for them now, after the first interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve in more than three years. — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for savings account
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  1. assets
  2. chest
Noun
  • Her femininity ended up becoming one of her strongest assets.
    — Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026
  • And Proposition 42, which would prohibit taxes on financial assets and personal property other than real estate, is leading 54% to 43%.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of assets
Noun
  • In the poppy, jingly track, Ahlers sings the chorus with a sparkling falsetto and the verses in a lower chest voice.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Frank finally came home from the hospital June 2, a few days later, on the morning of June 5, Kokernak started feeling chest pain.
    — Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of chest

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“Savings account.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/savings%20account. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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