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savings certificate

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noun

  1. a certificate of deposit for a specific sum of money in a savings account, especially a deposit for a fixed term at a specified interest rate.

Etymology

Origin of savings certificate

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

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Those funds could currently be earning about 18% in a money-market account, 14.9% in a six-month savings certificate or 13% in a tax-exempt municipal bond fund.

From Time Magazine Archive

Johnson disclosed Treasury plans to sell a new savings certificate to individuals.

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