current account
noun
an account of credits, debits, receipts, and expenditures between two individuals or companies, usually providing for settlement at the end of specified accounting periods.
current accounts
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pluralof current account.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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But often it only needs one call or a couple of clicks - and banks even pay an incentive to people who switch their main current accounts.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
In the Philippines, the oil price surge has hit an economy already struggling with twin deficits: fiscal and current accounts.
From Barron's ● May 30, 2026
S&P expects some emerging Asian central banks—particularly Indonesia and the Philippines—to tighten policy in response to energy prices, weaker current accounts and softer currencies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026
Coventry Building Society said it would benefit from having more customers, mortgage and savings balances, a wider set of finance products including current accounts, and more branches spread across the country.
From BBC ● May 24, 2024
They could ruin a publishing house with ease from their current accounts.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
