joint account

noun

1. a bank account in the names of two or more persons or parties and subject to withdrawals by each.

joint account

noun

1. a bank account registered in the name of two or more persons, any of whom may make deposits and withdrawals

Example Sentences

Bruland, who had her own bookkeeping business, started transferring large amounts of money from the couple's joint account in July 2022, and by December it was virtually empty.

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For a joint account that means protection rises to £170,000.

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Douglas and Heather Boneparth, who write the newsletter The Joint Account about relationships and money, saw temporary dips to their scores when they refinanced graduate school loans in 2016 and 2017 and a mortgage in 2020.

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When she asked for a joint account, like other couples she knew, he said no.

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Opening a joint account has drawbacks, too, such as what might happen if a friend wants to leave the group.

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