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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Six weeks without rain has scorched his cauliflowers, shrivelled his spuds, and shrunk his bank balance.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 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
She is still trying to recoup the big chunks that were taken out of her bank balance in the form of personal loans.
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 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
My bank balance was down to $133.26, with each copy costing a dime, but like Mrs. Smith had said, got to go big.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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