checking account

Example Sentences

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

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

Experts suggest that people add 10% of their regular monthly expenses to their budget to cover variable costs, and that they keep that money in their checking account.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 19, 2026

Even a billionaire couldn’t get any interest on a checking account during this period, when the Federal Reserve kept rates near zero following the 2008-09 financial crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

Filling out the line after “Pay to the order of” with “Verizon” or “American Express” gave the payment a dimension beyond the Monopoly-money world of a few clicks on my checking account.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 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