joint account

American  

noun

1. a bank account in the names of two or more persons or parties and subject to withdrawals by each.

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joint account British  

noun

1. a bank account registered in the name of two or more persons, any of whom may make deposits and withdrawals

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joint account

That included the hundreds of millions of dollars in pay that he put into a joint account during their marriage, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

Of course, if you had the money, you may choose to pay those premiums from a joint account or manage them under a power of attorney, but that does not make you legally obligated.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026

A joint account may not count as heavily against aid as one owned solely by the child, according to federal student-aid guidelines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026

But two years later, she discovered she had been signed up to a monthly subscription with the service, LiveCareer, and over £500 had been taken from her joint account with her husband.

From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2026

After I got home I jotted down, from their joint account, what follows.

From The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete by John Forster