bank balance
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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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In January 2009, newly-rich Manchester City were looking to spend a bit of their bulging bank balance to sign Brazilian playmaker Kaka.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
Don’t miss: ‘They cut off online access’: My mother’s bank balance plummeted after her death.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
"It took me a few days to check the bank balance," the 21-year-old from Wakefield admits.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 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
My bank balance was down to $133.26, with each copy costing a dime, but like Mrs. Smith had said, got to go big.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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