bank balance

American  

noun

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

2. Finance. the balance that a bank has in the clearinghouse at a given time.

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bank balance

Since her death, her bank balance fell to $9,000 from $16,000.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026

Your mother’s bank balance won’t necessarily remain suspended upon her death.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026

Many fear that, as in the run-up to the 2008-09 financial crisis, investors and ordinary depositors don’t have a full picture of what sits on bank balance sheets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026

Are there many of them on the market, and do you need the bank balance of a celebrity millionaire?

From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2026

So expensive, in fact, that Max had to check his bank balance on his phone while they stood in line, just to make sure that he had enough in his account.

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway