bank account
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bank account
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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.
noun bank accounts
- 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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noun fund deposited by a customer for safekeeping in a bank
| Español | cuenta bancaria |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 은행 계좌 eunhaeng gyejwa, 예금 yegeum |
| 日本語 | 銀行口座 ginkō kōza, 預金 yokin |
| 中文 | 銀行賬戶 /银行账户 yínháng zhànghù, 戶頭 /户头 hùtóu |
| हिन्दी | बैंक खाता baiṅk khātā |
| Kiswahili | akaunti ya benki |
| Português | conta bancária |
| Français | compte bancaire, compte en banque |
| Deutsch | Bankkonto |
| Italiano | conto bancario |
| Ελληνικά | τραπεζικός λογαριασμός trapezikós logariasmós |
| Română | cont bancar |
| Русский | ба́нковский счёт bánkovskij sčot |
| Tiếng Việt | tài khoản ngân hàng |
| العربية | حِسَاب مَصْرَفِيّ ḥisāb maṣrafiyy |
Talk about this word "bank account." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bank%20account. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. bank account. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bank%20account "bank account." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bank%20account.Cite this
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title = {bank account},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bank%20account},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
