checking account

Example Sentences

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Of the Fed’s major liabilities, two mostly are beyond its control: the deposits that the Treasury Department keeps in its checking account at the Fed, and physical cash.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

If you’re in the same boat, do what I wish I’d done: Set up automatic deposits equal to 10% of your pay from your checking account to a Roth IRA, up to the limit.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

For Jessica Simon, the first signs that hers was in trouble showed up in the checking account she shared with her husband.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

The bank closes a checking account and pays the beneficiary per the terms; if there’s one beneficiary, they are paid 100%.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

Eventually she made him open a separate checking account for the lab, and kept him away from their personal money as much as she could.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot