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CHECKING ACCOUNT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A bank account against which the depositor can draw checks that are payable on demand
Synonyms:
checking account; chequing account; current account
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("checking account" is a kind of...):
bank account (a fund that a customer has entrusted to a bank and from which the customer can make withdrawals)
Domain region:
United States (North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776)