checking account

noun

A current account; a bank account from which money can easily be transferred, by check(US)/cheque(UK) or other means.

Meanings

nounchecking account (plural checking accounts)

plural checking accounts · alternative chequing account · alternative cheque account

  1. A current account; a bank account from which money can easily be transferred, by check(US)/cheque(UK) or other means.

    Synonyms: current account

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA current account; a bank account from which money can easily be transferred, by check(US)/cheque(UK) or other means.

More synonyms by meaning

nouna bank account against which the depositor can draw checks that are payable on demand

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “checking account,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/checking%20account.

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