savings account

noun

A deposit account designed primarily to accumulate funds over time while offering interest income and relatively high liquidity, and subject to regulatory restrictions on withdrawals and minimum balances.

Meanings

nounsavings account (plural savings accounts)

plural savings accounts

  1. bankingA deposit account designed primarily to accumulate funds over time while offering interest income and relatively high liquidity, and subject to regulatory restrictions on withdrawals and minimum balances.

Translations

Arabic حِسَابُ تَوْفِير, حِسَابُ إِيدَاع
  • حِسَابُ تَوْفِير (ḥisābu tawfīr)account that yields a better interest than a current account
  • حِسَابُ إِيدَاع (ḥisābu ʔīdāʕ)account that yields a better interest than a current account
Bulgarian спесто́вна сме́тка
  • спесто́вна сме́тка (spestóvna smétka)account that yields a better interest than a current account
Catalan compte d'estalvis
  • compte d'estalvisaccount that yields a better interest than a current account
Chinese Mandarin 儲蓄賬戶 /储蓄账户
  • 儲蓄賬戶 /储蓄账户 (chǔxù zhànghù)account that yields a better interest than a current account
Czech spořící účet
  • spořící účetaccount that yields a better interest than a current account
Dutch spaarrekening
  • spaarrekeningaccount that yields a better interest than a current account
Esperanto ŝparkonto
  • ŝparkontoaccount that yields a better interest than a current account
Finnish säästötili
  • säästötiliaccount that yields a better interest than a current account
French compte d'épargne
  • compte d'épargneaccount that yields a better interest than a current account
German Sparkonto
  • Sparkontoaccount that yields a better interest than a current account
Greek λογαριασμός ταμιευτηρίου
  • λογαριασμός ταμιευτηρίου (logariasmós tamieftiríou)account that yields a better interest than a current account
Icelandic sparireikningur
  • sparireikninguraccount that yields a better interest than a current account
Irish cuntas coigiltis
  • cuntas coigiltisaccount that yields a better interest than a current account
Italian conto di risparmio, libretto di risparmio
  • conto di risparmioaccount that yields a better interest than a current account
  • libretto di risparmioaccount that yields a better interest than a current account
Japanese 貯蓄口座
  • 貯蓄口座 (chochiku kōza)account that yields a better interest than a current account
Korean 저축계좌
  • 저축계좌 (jeochukgyejwa)account that yields a better interest than a current account
Norwegian Bokmål sparekonto
  • sparekontoaccount that yields a better interest than a current account
Polish konto oszczędnościowe
  • konto oszczędnościoweaccount that yields a better interest than a current account
Portuguese conta de poupança, conta-poupança
  • conta de poupançaaccount that yields a better interest than a current account
  • conta-poupançaaccount that yields a better interest than a current account
  • poupançaaccount that yields a better interest than a current account
Romanian cont de economii
  • cont de economiiaccount that yields a better interest than a current account
Russian сберега́тельный счёт
  • сберега́тельный счёт (sberegátelʹnyj sčot)account that yields a better interest than a current account
Slovak sporiaci účet
  • sporiaci účetaccount that yields a better interest than a current account
Spanish cuenta de ahorros, cuenta ahorrativa
  • cuenta de ahorrosaccount that yields a better interest than a current account
  • cuenta ahorrativaaccount that yields a better interest than a current account
Swedish sparkonto
  • sparkontoaccount that yields a better interest than a current account
Tamil சேமிப்பு கணக்கு
  • சேமிப்பு கணக்கு (cēmippu kaṇakku)account that yields a better interest than a current account
Ukrainian оща́дний раху́нок
  • оща́дний раху́нок (oščádnyj raxúnok)account that yields a better interest than a current account
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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