direct deposit
noun
: a method of payment in which money is transferred to the payee's account without the use of checks or cash
Examples of direct deposit in a Sentence
Our employees are paid by direct deposit.
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The federal government must stop issuing paper checks in favor of direct deposit, prepaid cards, or other digital payment options—that’s according to an Executive Order signed by President Donald earlier this year.
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
All of the recent developments have encouraged recipients to shift more to online access for benefit information, questions and feedback, and setting up direct deposit for receiving future payments.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
The issues range from assistants receiving checks for zero dollars to problems arranging for direct deposit, onboarding new workers and clocking hours worked.
—Gretchen Morgenson, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2025
However, nearly a quarter of parents are also using peer-to-peer payment apps like Venmo to send allowance to their children, and 20% are using direct deposit to their kids’ bank accounts.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 20 June 2025
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
All of the recent developments have encouraged recipients to shift more to online access for benefit information, questions and feedback, and setting up direct deposit for receiving future payments.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
The issues range from assistants receiving checks for zero dollars to problems arranging for direct deposit, onboarding new workers and clocking hours worked.
—Gretchen Morgenson, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2025
However, nearly a quarter of parents are also using peer-to-peer payment apps like Venmo to send allowance to their children, and 20% are using direct deposit to their kids’ bank accounts.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 20 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for direct deposit
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“Direct deposit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/direct%20deposit. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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