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

Etymology

Origin of bank account

First recorded in 1790–1800

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

bank account

I down three iced lattes daily, a habit I refuse to break even as my bank account groans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

And I’ll make my financial case for how I justified writing a lump-sum check to a travel agency so large that I could picture my bank account clutching its proverbial pearls.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026

Garcia disclosed only a pension, worth $100,001 to $250,000, while Padilla Stout only listed a bank account, a mutual fund and her spouse’s retirement plans.

From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026

He said he was unaware that the interpreter regularly ransacked his bank account for more than two years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

They staked out the doll shop, and they examined Dickinson’s bank account and safe-deposit box.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

Related Words

• checking account
• deposit
• savings account