bank account

American  

noun

1. an account with a bank.

2. balance standing to the credit of a depositor at a bank.

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bank account British  

noun

1. an account created by the deposit of money at a bank by a customer

2. the amount of moneys credited or debited to a depositor at a bank

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Etymology

Origin of bank account

First recorded in 1790–1800

Example Sentences

Every time the political world thinks his career has ended, he manages to rise again, rebuilding his audience and fattening his bank accounts.

From Salon

The primary document is the actual bank account showing the transfer; if there’s a month or a page missing, that’s a red flag.

From MarketWatch

For months, Kontigo offered users the ability to move money between U.S. bank accounts at JP Morgan Chase—transactions that are largely barred by sanctions—by routing them through an intermediary.

From The Wall Street Journal

That’s also just as Americans are counting on much larger refunds starting to hit their bank accounts.

From MarketWatch

I was just in L.A. in a condo with a nice bank account.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• checking account
• deposit
• savings account