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
You stand at the summit, afraid to take a single step down, guarding a bank balance you can’t make yourself touch.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 16, 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
But she is also someone who transcends her sport, a 22-year-old global superstar with a bank balance to make your eyes water.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 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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