current account
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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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
British Dictionary definitions for current account
an account at a bank or building society against which cheques may be drawn at any time: US name: checking account Canadian name: chequing account
economics that part of the balance of payments composed of the balance of trade and the invisible balance: Compare capital account (def. 1)
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