direct deposit

American  

noun

• direct deposits
  plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• direct deposits
  plural

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Example Sentences

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direct deposit

If you are concerned about constantly transferring money from the United States and paying foreign transaction and/or ATM fees, international direct deposit could be more convenient.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Filing near April 15 risks a 5% late-filing penalty; 1.4 million refunds for 2025 taxes were withheld for missing direct deposit info.

From Barron's ● Mar. 28, 2026

To receive the payout via direct deposit, you may need to attach a voided check.

From Salon ● Mar. 24, 2026

Burns, curious to know what convinces people to open new checking accounts, asked his team to identify the first customer who added a direct deposit to their new Southwest debit card.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 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 William Cotton

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