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noun

Also called open account. an account of credits, debits, receipts, and expenditures between two individuals or companies, usually providing for settlement at the end of specified accounting periods.

(in certain foreign countries) a checking account.

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Origin of current account

First recorded in 1840–50

Words nearby current account

currency bar, currency bond, currency note, currency principle, current, current account, current assets, current balance, current cost, current-cost accounting, current density

How to use current account in a sentence

The government’s chest thumping is nothing new, but a deeper look at the numbers exposes the reality of India’s trade and current account balance.
India’s shift to net exporter after 18 years is not a reason for celebration|Prathamesh Mulye|August 4, 2020|Quartz
Current and former intelligence officials have said North Korea has long been a priority target for American spies.
Was Sony Hit With a Second Hack?|Shane Harris|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The account goes some way in showing just how present the Quds and other forces are in Iraq at this point in time.
What an Iranian Funeral Tells Us About the Wars in Iraq|IranWire|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Did the airline file a flight plan that took account of the weather en route from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Singapore?
Annoying Airport Delays Might Prevent You From Becoming the Next AirAsia 8501|Clive Irving|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST

But his account of a dissident plot involving Gambian expats using U.S. weapons is similar to what Faal told the FBI.
The Shadowy U.S. Veteran Who Tried to Overthrow a Country|Jacob Siegel|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
As it currently stands, the Via Dolorosa follows the account given in the Gospel of John.
Oops! Jesus’ Last Steps Are in the Wrong Place|Candida Moss|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Of course, considerations of weight have to be taken into account, but the more mould round the roots the better.
How to Know the Ferns|S. Leonard Bastin
And I finished all with a brief historical account of affairs and events in England for about a hundred years past.
Gulliver's Travels|Jonathan Swift
On this account, great care should be taken to provide well-drained positions.
How to Know the Ferns|S. Leonard Bastin
The archbishop of Manila sends to the king (July 30, 1621) an account of ecclesiastical and some other affairs in his diocese.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
He saw Gen. Braddock as he passed on to his defeat, and could give a succinct account of that sanguinary action.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell

British Dictionary definitions for current account

current account

noun

an account at a bank or building society against which cheques may be drawn at any timeUS name: checking account Canadian name: chequing account

economics that part of the balance of payments composed of the balance of trade and the invisible balanceCompare capital account (def. 1)

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