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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

Example Sentences

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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

The yields are eye-catching: more than what’s available from Treasurys or money market funds, well above most bank deposit rates and even more attractive than typical credit-card rewards.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 6, 2025

So many of the technologies that we know today were stolen from China by the West, such as porcelain, gunpowder, compasses and bank deposit insurance.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2024

After Dr. Bowman was arrested on Friday, the police searched his home and found a receipt for a $450,000 bank deposit, the complaint said.

From New York Times • Oct. 25, 2023

From his pocket-book Billie took a bank deposit slip.

From A Man Four-Square by Raine, William MacLeod

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