bank deposit

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of bank deposit¹

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

But, unlike bank deposits, money-market fund investments were not guaranteed by the federal government.

From Time

It was only in the 1930s, when the federal government started insuring most bank deposits, that this risk disappeared.

From Time

If you think about it, your bank deposit is a stable currency.

From Popular-Science

If you belong to the Turaga community of Vanuatu’s Pentecost island, your bank deposit could take the form of a pile of curly pig tusks.

From Ozy

A telling indicator involves money market mutual funds, where savers have traditionally tucked away spare cash in hopes of earning more interest than bank deposits pay.

From ProPublica

There were three very good residences, five shares of bank stock, bonds and notes and a considerable bank deposit.

From Project Gutenberg

Mackenzie knew plenty of sheepmen who never had looked into any kind of a book but a bank-deposit book in their lives.

From Project Gutenberg

Adrian planned to hand his son the bank deposit book across the gang plank as the ship cast off.

From Project Gutenberg

The savings bank deposit is simply a piece of the loaf put back on the shelf to be eaten next day.

From Project Gutenberg

What with my bank deposit and the sale of my home, Dick brought me back nine thousand dollars in cash.

From Project Gutenberg