current account
Americannoun
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current accounts
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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.
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(in certain foreign countries) a checking account.
noun
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Canadian name: chequing account. US name: checking account. an account at a bank or building society against which cheques may be drawn at any time
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economics that part of the balance of payments composed of the balance of trade and the invisible balance Compare capital account
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Etymology
Origin of current account
First recorded in 1840–50
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The current account reflects the difference between how much a nation saves and invests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Japan runs the biggest current account surplus in the G-7 — which should, in theory, be supportive of the currency.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
That could mean setting up a direct debit from your current account to a savings account, organising cash into different envelopes or using round-up tools that put spare change aside when you spend.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Household spending data and current account balance for May are also slated for release on Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
So if I buy a bar of gold worth £500,1 credit £500 to my current account, and I debit £500 to my list of assets.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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