bank balance
Americannoun
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balance standing to the credit of a depositor at a bank.
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Finance. the balance that a bank has in the clearinghouse at a given time.
Example Sentences
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‘They cut off online access’: My mother’s bank balance plummeted after her death.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
As a result, bank balance sheets got clogged, constraining the financing prospects of future projects tied to Oracle and OpenAI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
That has helped you get to where you are today: retired, happy and, I hope, healthy, with a strong spiritual life, two homes that are paid off, and a healthy bank balance.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 22, 2026
There would need to be a formal transition, and it sounds like even a very cheap and cheerful leadership contest would be beyond the party's current bank balance.
From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2026
He is willing to alter his art in deference to Theo’s bank balance.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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