reserve account
noun
an account containing funds set aside for a particular purpose or for unforeseen needs.
reserve accounts
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pluralof reserve account.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The central bank created new money with which to buy bonds and that money flowed into reserve accounts as compensation for the bonds the Fed had bought from banks and their customers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
Some education advocates have suggested charter schools, particularly the city’s larger networks, dip into their reserve accounts to fund teacher raises.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 19, 2023
Brian McLean, who runs a company based in Bellevue, Washington, that helps manage 80 homeowners associations, said that while some of the boards have fully funded reserve accounts, others have depleted savings.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 1, 2021
This time, the state is on surer financial footing with multiple reserve accounts to draw on, legislative leaders said.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 9, 2020
Nobody notices cause the losses are all within the limits of the loss projections and reserve accounts.
From Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel by Winn Schwartau
