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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To build your cash reserve, put a portion of your paycheck into your savings account and the rest into your checking account.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
Recently, Jackson faced an unexpected car repair that left his savings account nearly empty.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
Humphrey Yang’s account recommends buying and holding index funds for life and opening a high-yield savings account.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Should I opt for a high-yield savings account?
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 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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