checking account

noun

: a bank account against which the depositor can draw checks

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The industry as a whole has a recapture rate of 28%, per Rocket, and that number is even lower for banks, which are more focused on cross-selling products like checking accounts and credit cards. Felix Salmon, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025 Eventually, she was promoted as manager of Selena's clothing boutiques, Selena Etc., giving her access to Selena’s business checking accounts. Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025 The bank could hook young adults with a checking account and potentially keep them and their business through decades of mortgages and retirement savings. Ron Lieber, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025 At its best, a money market account blends the reliability (and high APYs) of a savings account with the accessibility of a checking account. Tim Baker, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for checking account

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1909, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of checking account was circa 1909

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“Checking account.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/checking%20account. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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checking account

noun
: an account in a bank from which the depositor can draw money by writing checks
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