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

Her experiences — such as habitually counting down the remaining dollars in her checking account, or losing out on work after her car is totaled — certainly resonate.

From Washington Post

Establish a checking account from which you pay all your monthly expenses.

From Washington Post

The company also announced the public launch of its no-fee checking accounts, which have been in private beta since September.

From TechCrunch

As his baby’s due date approaches, Ghabboun is down to $198 in his checking account.

From ProPublica

Gathering millions more checking account customers means that those extra households will add to revenues by taking out more credit card, car, and home loans over time.

From Fortune

If you have $500 or less in your checking account, a $10 a month fee is eating a substantial part of your capital.

From The Daily Beast

It regulated the interest on every checking account and the commission on every purchase or sale of stock.

From The Daily Beast

When the gods close a door on relationships, they open a personal checking account.

From The Daily Beast

There are plenty of people earning less than $30,000 a year with a checking account.

From The Daily Beast

How much do those without a checking account pay for the privilege of having their paychecks cashed?

From The Daily Beast

With his first check he opened a pay-by-the-item, no-minimum-balance checking account.

From Project Gutenberg

The checking account of the latter was at this time overdrawn to the amount of $3,500.

From Project Gutenberg

All the state's money is in the Dodd banks on the checking-account basis—and the gang is letting it out at six percent.

From Project Gutenberg

In the bank he had as a checking account a deposit somewhat in excess of two thousand dollars.

From Project Gutenberg

Your checking account record is a model, in just this sense, of how many real dollars and cents you have in the bank.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• deposit
• savings account