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  • 1checking account — checking accounts N COUNT A checking account is a personal bank account which you can take money out of at any time using your cheque book or cash card. [AM] (in BRIT, usually use current account) …

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  • 2Checking Account — A transactional deposit account held at a financial institution that allows for withdrawals and deposits. Money held in a checking account is very liquid, and can be withdrawn using checks, automated cash machines and electronic debits, among… …

    Investment dictionary

  • 3checking account — n. US a current account at a bank. Etymology: CHECK(3) * * * noun, pl ⋯ counts [count] US : a bank account from which you can take money by writing checks called also (Brit) current account * * * ˈchecking account [checking account checking… …

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  • 4checking account — checking ac.count n AmE a bank account that you can take money out of at any time, and for which you are given checks to use to pay for things British Equivalent: current account →↑deposit account …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 5checking account — Synonyms and related words: Swiss bank account, account, assets, balance, bank account, bank balance, bottom dollar, budget, cash reserves, charge account, command of money, credit account, exchequer, expense account, finances, fund, funds, kitty …

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  • 6checking account — check|ing ac|count [ tʃekıŋ ə,kaunt ] noun count AMERICAN a bank account in which you keep money that you can take whenever you want, using your CHECKBOOK or DEBIT CARD. British current account ─ compare SAVINGS ACCOUNT …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 7checking account — noun (C) AmE a bank account that you can take money out of at any time; current account BrE compare deposit account …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 8checking account — noun A current account; a bank account from which money can easily be transferred, by check(US)/cheque(UK) or other means …

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  • 9checking account — check·ing ac·count || tʃekɪŋ bank account in which one can draw money in checks …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 10Money Order — A certificate that allows the stated payee to receive cash on demand, usually issued by governments and banking institutions. A money order functions much like a check, in that the person who purchased the money order may stop payment. Money… …

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