savings account
noun
a bank account on which interest is paid, traditionally one for which a bankbook is used to record deposits, withdrawals, and interest payments.
savings accounts
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pluralof savings account.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Health savings accounts can offset healthcare costs in your old age.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Health savings accounts, launched in 2004, are investment accounts available for people who have high-deductible health-insurance plans.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
The plans included rolling out a “super-app” that would offer payments, shopping tools, savings accounts and stock and crypto trading.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
He says the main benefit is the $1,000 starting subsidy but suggests many families would be better off using existing savings accounts.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
We pay two hundred and forty dollars each, the kind of price you can get away with charging people whose savings accounts would go to waste otherwise.
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
