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direct deposit

American  

noun

  1. a plan in which salaries or other payments are transferred by the paying agency directly to the accounts of the recipients.


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Teens can set up direct deposit with either account.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

The IRS won’t accept direct deposit information by phone.

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

When 2025 returns lack bank-account information for direct deposit, the IRS will send a letter asking for the bank information, according to the IRS National Taxpayer Advocate.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 8, 2026

The money is arriving by check, direct deposit or via Venmo, depending on what the claimant chose as their preference.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2025

To stave off the evil day when all things must be disclosed to the trusting member, "financing" is restored to, money raised on direct deposit, and advances obtained from banks.

From Everybody's Guide to Money Matters: with a description of the various investments chiefly dealt in on the stock exchange, and the mode of dealing therein by Cotton, William

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