savings account
Americannoun
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savings accounts
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of savings account
First recorded in 1910–15
Example Sentences
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A final stumbling block can be reluctance to give up a high-deductible insurance plan at work, which allows an employee to save money for retirement in a health savings account.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
The funds they collected from their home fund aren’t likely to move the needle much in their savings and for now are parked in a high-yield savings account.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Millions of Americans retire with far less than a six-figure savings account, and being single in retirement removes a second income stream that couples can rely on.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
When the Tulane University freshman woke up on his birthday this August, his first order of business as a legal adult was opening a brokerage account and a high-yield savings account.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
He went to withdraw money from his savings account, in order to continue his steady assault on all nine hundred and ninety-nine possible permutations of a three-digit variable.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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