bank account

noun

A fund, held by a bank in a contractual arrangement between the bank and the owner of the fund, a customer of the bank, into which they can deposit and from which they can withdraw money.

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Meanings

nounbank account (plural bank accounts)

plural bank accounts

  1. A fund, held by a bank in a contractual arrangement between the bank and the owner of the fund, a customer of the bank, into which they can deposit and from which they can withdraw money.

Origin

Originally referring merely to the registry of transactions (deposits, withdrawals) for a fund held by a bank, the sense came to encompass the fund being held.

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Translations

Afrikaans bankrekening
  • bankrekeningfund deposited by a customer for safekeeping in a bank
Arabic حِسَاب مَصْرَفِيّ
  • حِسَاب مَصْرَفِيّ (ḥisāb maṣrafiyy)fund deposited by a customer for safekeeping in a bank
Catalan compte bancari
  • compte bancarifund deposited by a customer for safekeeping in a bank
Chinese Mandarin 銀行賬戶 /银行账户, 戶頭 /户头
  • 銀行賬戶 /银行账户 (yínháng zhànghù)fund deposited by a customer for safekeeping in a bank
  • 戶頭 /户头 (hùtóu)fund deposited by a customer for safekeeping in a bank
Czech bankovní účet
  • bankovní účetfund deposited by a customer for safekeeping in a bank
Danish bankkonto
  • bankkontofund deposited by a customer for safekeeping in a bank
Dutch bankrekening
  • bankrekeningfund deposited by a customer for safekeeping in a bank
Esperanto banka konto
  • banka kontofund deposited by a customer for safekeeping in a bank
Estonian pangakonto
  • pangakontofund deposited by a customer for safekeeping in a bank
Finnish pankkitili
  • pankkitilifund deposited by a customer for safekeeping in a bank
French compte bancaire, compte en banque
  • compte bancairefund deposited by a customer for safekeeping in a bank
  • compte en banquefund deposited by a customer for safekeeping in a bank
German Bankkonto
  • Bankkontofund deposited by a customer for safekeeping in a bank
Greek τραπεζικός λογαριασμός
  • τραπεζικός λογαριασμός (trapezikós logariasmós)fund deposited by a customer for safekeeping in a bank
Hindi बैंक खाता
  • बैंक खाता (baiṅk khātā)fund deposited by a customer for safekeeping in a bank
Hungarian bankszámla
  • bankszámlafund deposited by a customer for safekeeping in a bank
Icelandic bankareikningur
  • bankareikningurfund deposited by a customer for safekeeping in a bank
Indonesian akun bank
  • akun bankfund deposited by a customer for safekeeping in a bank
Irish cuntas bainc
  • cuntas baincfund deposited by a customer for safekeeping in a bank
Italian conto bancario
  • conto bancariofund deposited by a customer for safekeeping in a bank
Japanese 銀行口座, 預金
  • 銀行口座 (ginkō kōza)fund deposited by a customer for safekeeping in a bank
  • 預金 (yokin)fund deposited by a customer for safekeeping in a bank
Korean 은행 계좌, 예금
  • 은행 계좌 (eunhaeng gyejwa)fund deposited by a customer for safekeeping in a bank
  • 예금 (yegeum)fund deposited by a customer for safekeeping in a bank
Malay akaun bank
  • akaun bankfund deposited by a customer for safekeeping in a bank
Norwegian Bokmål bankkonto
  • bankkontofund deposited by a customer for safekeeping in a bank
Polish rachunek bankowy, konto bankowe
  • rachunek bankowyfund deposited by a customer for safekeeping in a bank
  • konto bankowefund deposited by a customer for safekeeping in a bank
Portuguese conta bancária
  • conta bancáriafund deposited by a customer for safekeeping in a bank
Romanian cont bancar
  • cont bancarfund deposited by a customer for safekeeping in a bank
Russian ба́нковский счёт
  • ба́нковский счёт (bánkovskij sčot)fund deposited by a customer for safekeeping in a bank
Slovak bankový účet
  • bankový účetfund deposited by a customer for safekeeping in a bank
Spanish cuenta bancaria
  • cuenta bancariafund deposited by a customer for safekeeping in a bank
Swahili akaunti ya benki
  • akaunti ya benkifund deposited by a customer for safekeeping in a bank
Swedish bankkonto
  • bankkontofund deposited by a customer for safekeeping in a bank
Tamil வங்கிக்கணக்கு
  • வங்கிக்கணக்கு (vaṅkikkaṇakku)fund deposited by a customer for safekeeping in a bank
Turkish banka hesabı
  • banka hesabıfund deposited by a customer for safekeeping in a bank
Ukrainian ба́нківський раху́нок
  • ба́нківський раху́нок (bánkivsʹkyj raxúnok)fund deposited by a customer for safekeeping in a bank
Vietnamese tài khoản ngân hàng
  • tài khoản ngân hàngfund deposited by a customer for safekeeping in a bank
Zulu akhawunti yasebhange
  • akhawunti yasebhangefund deposited by a customer for safekeeping in a bank
Cite this entry
APA

bank account. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bank%20account

MLA

“bank account.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bank%20account. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bank account,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bank%20account.

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