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

But neither Frances’ bank account nor her mysterious husband, Rory, are what they seem to be.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

A month later, according to the complaint, Peng asked Sampath whether she should send him bank account information related to a company called DDManta.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

But she will only pay £278.13 because that is all she has in her bank account.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

We had to do a session where we downloaded the bank’s app to their phones, called the service center to transfer the accounts and then went over all the features of a bank account.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

Complicating matters, the FBI had just discovered that the hundred-dollar bills found in the burglars’ pockets had all been withdrawn from a bank account belonging to the Committee to Reelect the President.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

Related Words

• checking account
• deposit
• savings account