bank account
Americannoun
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bank accounts
plural
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an account with a bank.
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balance standing to the credit of a depositor at a bank.
noun
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an account created by the deposit of money at a bank by a customer
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the amount of moneys credited or debited to a depositor at a bank
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of bank account
First recorded in 1790–1800
Example Sentences
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He says he is now unable to open a bank account, qualify for loans or rent a home.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
And I’ll make my financial case for how I justified writing a lump-sum check to a travel agency so large that I could picture my bank account clutching its proverbial pearls.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
"We must start to use some of that money that is sat idle in Fifa's bank account to deliver the kickstart that the grassroots and the wider game need," the statement added.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
Garcia disclosed only a pension, worth $100,001 to $250,000, while Padilla Stout only listed a bank account, a mutual fund and her spouse’s retirement plans.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026
Despite myself, I thought about my bank account in the States.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
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