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

The agency said Jogesh worked with Frank Labruzzo, an attorney in the Louisiana Attorney General's Office, who provided a fraudulent escrow service - a bank account which holds funds until pre-arranged conditions are met.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

There, they learn how to navigate South Korean society and its market economy, from opening a bank account and driving to using the healthcare system.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

An analog LP never cleaned out your bank account.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

She directs that fitness income into a separate bank account — what she calls her “fun bucket” — to self-fund a community-focused lifestyle brand under her own LLC.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

I was thinking, when she continued, “Do you have any property, a bank account that will guarantee your return?”

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah

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