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Examples of checking account in a Sentence
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The movement supercharged Greenwood’s launch and within days of rolling out its website in October 2020, tens of thousands of people had signed up for the waiting list for checking accounts.
—Emmanuel Felton, Washington Post, 3 Jan. 2024
The city also didn’t monitor credit card limits and had 24 checking accounts, which auditors called excessive.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2023
Eventually, she was promoted as manager of Selena's clothing boutiques, Selena Etc., giving her access to Selena’s business checking accounts.
—Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 17 Feb. 2024
What did happen was banks increased checking account maintenance fees and eliminated debit card loyalty programs.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2024
Zelle is offered to bank customers across the country with a checking account or bank account.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 16 Jan. 2024
For a $500,000 home that means having anywhere from about $5,000 to $20,000 ready to go in a savings or checking account.
—Aly J. Yale, wsj.com, 7 Nov. 2023
The eventual payment didn’t come from her ex-husband, according to her indictment, but from a series of transfers investigators traced back to her checking account.
—Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2024
Savings accounts, which are offered by banks, credit unions or other financial institutions, typically offer better interest rates than checking accounts.
—Kerri Anne Renzulli, wsj.com, 10 Jan. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
circa 1909, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of checking account was
circa 1909
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“Checking account.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/checking%20account. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
Kids Definition
checking account
noun
: an account in a bank from which the depositor can draw money by writing checks
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