checking account

Example Sentences

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But the inflation that actually matters to your checking account — healthcare, insurance, property taxes, food and utilities — is running significantly hotter.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 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

Second, a Warsh Fed would need to neutralize swings in the government’s checking account at the Fed.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

It could go into a checking account instead—there’s cash in those, too—but no net money “went into” the market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

He knows this, too, because he signs my monthly check, and then I deposit it into my separate checking account.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan