joint account

American  

noun

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

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joint account British  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

Schwab’s Teen Investor lets the joint account continue until 21, though the teen can open an individual account and transfer the assets at 18.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Schwab’s Teen Investor is a joint account owned by both the child and parent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

But two years later, she discovered she had been signed up to a monthly subscription with the service, LiveCareer, and over £500 had been taken from her joint account with her husband.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

“Outline specifically all the shared expenses and those that you will be responsible for individually. How much you contribute to the joint account is up to you.”

From MarketWatch • Feb. 18, 2026

For some time before our second failure he had been doing business in our office on joint account and some of the money he had contributed was lost.

From The Romance and Tragedy by Russell, William Ingraham