checking account

noun

1. a bank deposit against which checks can be drawn by the depositor.

checking account

noun

1. the US name for current account

Word History and Origins

Origin of checking account¹

An Americanism dating back to 1920–25

Example Sentences

State residents had significantly more overdrafts from their checking accounts in the three months after using these services than before using them, the center said.

From Los Angeles Times

Last year, my colleague Tara Siegel Bernard and I wrote a series of articles about banks that shut down the checking accounts of scores of everyday citizens and small businesses.

From New York Times

And Trump, while president, went to extraordinary lengths to keep control of his “personal” checking account.

From Salon

But it might do little to ease a longstanding problem in the cannabis industry — a lack of loans, checking accounts and banking services that other businesses take for granted.

From Seattle Times

The companies say the charges are comparable to ATM fees and cheaper than overdraft fees, which people incur if they don’t have enough money left in a checking account to cover a bill before payday.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• deposit
• savings account