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Checking account

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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    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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current accountnoun(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, banking) An account at a bank which is used for daily transactions.
book accountnoun(finance) A current account.
account currentnoun(finance) A regularly updated record of transactions between two parties showing what is owed or due to each party or a statement summarizing the position.
account statementnounA record of transactions and their effect on bank account balances
bank balancenounThe amount by which a current account is in credit or deficit.
bank statementnounA communication from a bank to a person holding an account in that bank, usually issued monthly, detailing the value of the holdings in that account and the effects of all transactions occurring with respect to that account.
charge accountnoun(US) A type of credit facility provided by a bank or store, to which goods and services purchased can be charged, allowing the customer to defer payment until a later date.
credit balancenoun(banking, finance) The amount of money in an account held by a financial institution.
bank moneynoun(banking, finance) A medium of exchange which consists solely of checks and drafts.
expense accountnounAn arrangement whereby an employee is reimbursed for work-related expenses.
clearing banknounAny of a network of banks that have a formal arrangement for the exchange of cheques, drafts, etc.
capital accountnoun(economics) An account that records all transactions between domestic and foreign residents that involve a change of ownership of an asset. It is the net result of public and private international investment flowing in and out of a country.
money of accountnoun(finance) A denomination of value used in keeping accounts, for which there may, or may not, be an equivalent coin.
cashier's checknoun(banking, finance) A check guaranteed by a bank, drawn on the bank's own funds and signed by a cashier.
credit cardnoun(banking) A plastic card, usually with a magnetic strip or an embedded microchip, connected to a credit account and used to buy goods or services.
tendernounThe inner flight muscle (pectoralis minor) of poultry.
checkbook moneynoun(banking) Demand bank deposits which are subject to verification.
chart of accountsnoun(accounting) A list of financial accounts set up, usually by an accountant, for an organization, and available for use by the bookkeeper for recording transactions in the organization's general ledger.
adjustment accountnoun(accounting) An account used in double-entry bookkeeping to represent the other side of adjustments that need to be made.
client accountnounAn account that a business has for a client.

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