checking account

noun

: a bank account against which the depositor can draw checks

Examples of checking account in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Consumers can reduce their risk by turning on instant transaction alerts, checking accounts regularly and reporting suspicious charges immediately, according to tips from the Better Business Bureau. —Jacob Beltran, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Apr. 2026

Money orders allowed new immigrants sending funds back to their countries of origin and provided families (few had checking accounts back then) to pay bills and buy items from catalogs. —Nancy Cutler, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026

This is not surprising given the multibillion-dollar budget deficits that leave Marylanders shaking their heads, wondering what is happening in the governor’s office that is leaving their checking accounts under more and more pressure every month. —Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 1 Apr. 2026

Federal officials have found a business checking account linked to former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, and are trying to seize the funds. —Paula Wethington, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1909, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for checking account

• amount
• discount
• dismount
• recount
• remount
• seamount
• surmount
• count
• fount
• mount
• rediscount
• subaccount

Kids Definition

checking account

noun

: an account in a bank from which the depositor can draw money by writing checks