checking account

noun

1. a bank deposit against which checks can be drawn by the depositor.

checking account

noun

1. the US name for current account

Word History and Origins

Origin of checking account¹

An Americanism dating back to 1920–25

Example Sentences

Little projects postponed for years—closing a checking account, updating a will—become approachable when you’ve got a squad.

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The company has posted workarounds on its website, such as linking checking accounts in lieu of a debit card.

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And he explained that they avoided free checking because it was really a tax on poor people—in the form of fines for overdrawing their checking accounts.

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"These are people that don't have the access to checking accounts and charge cards and banking services," he said.

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Harvard repeatedly referenced that endowments are meant to serve current and future generations of students, instead of acting as a checking account.

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Related Words

• deposit 
• savings account