bank account

American  

noun

• bank accounts
  plural

1. an account with a bank.

2. balance standing to the credit of a depositor at a bank.

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bank account British  

noun

1. an account created by the deposit of money at a bank by a customer

2. the amount of moneys credited or debited to a depositor at a bank

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• bank accounts
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of bank account

First recorded in 1790–1800

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

bank account

If you pay your council tax by direct debit, the money will be paid directly into the bank account that you use to pay it, from the start of January.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

But the contract lays out various fees that could have inflated the amount owed, including $5,000 for defaulting and another $5,000 for blocking access to a bank account.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

It will be paid directly into your bank account.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

Does he currently have control of his bank account, or are there any co-signers or, more alarmingly, co-owners on those accounts?

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

I also opened a bank account, rented a post office box, and bought a plastic bowl and a spoon at Woolworth’s, a store whose name I recognized from London.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri

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Related Words

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