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bank deposit

American  

noun

  1. money placed in a bank against which the depositor can withdraw under prescribed conditions.


Etymology

Origin of bank deposit

First recorded in 1825–35


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Bonds, during most of that stretch, delivered returns similar to a bank deposit.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026

Is it OK to search “all the rooms in a hotel for a gun or all the storage units or all bank deposit boxes for the pearl necklace that has been stolen?” he asked.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2026

Unlike a mutual fund or a bank deposit, most of these closed-end funds limit the amount that investors can withdraw each quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026

Authorities found a receipt for a $450,000 bank deposit inside his home.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 24, 2023

After every trip there was a neat little sum to put in the old cocoa can which Migwan used as a bank until there was enough accumulated to make a real bank deposit.

From The Camp Fire Girls at Onoway House or, The Magic Garden by Hildegard G. (Hildegard Gertrude) Frey

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