savings account

noun

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as in savings

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Recent Examples of savings account Using other vehicles like a taxable brokerage or health savings account can give you more savings options and provide flexibility in retirement, Boyles says. — Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026 Provide every child born in Georgia a $1,000 savings account. — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 4 Sep. 2026 Hudgins opened a high-yield savings account and began putting about 20% of each paycheck into it. — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026 And that's something that none of the accounts outlined above risk, even the traditional savings account with its minimal rate. — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for savings account
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  1. assets
  2. chest
Noun
  • The other military assets involved are our friends and allies in the region.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Irrevocable trusts generally can't be changed and are often used to protect assets, minimize estate taxes or manage more complex assets and family situations.
    — Medora Lee, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of assets
Noun
  • But that night, alone in his home, Carr took a knife and held it to his chest.
    — Mirin Fader, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Instead, Donnelly and Sanchez said, she has been prescribed baby aspirin, a statin, diltiazem and nitroglycerin as needed for chest pains.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of chest

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