savings account
noun
: an account (as in a bank) on which interest is usually paid and from which withdrawals can be made usually only by presentation of a passbook or by written authorization on a prescribed form
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She opened a savings account.
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Others mentioned a Qatar agreement to buy 160 Boeing planes or the creation of Trump savings accounts for newborn children.
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Bart Jansen, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
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More than 42,000 students applied for Texas’ new education savings account program on the first day of the application period, the Texas Comptroller’s Office announced Thursday.
—Silas Allen, Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026
Cornerstone is one of the nearly 200 private schools in the San Antonio area approved to accept money from the education savings accounts.
—Noah Alcala Bach, San Antonio Express-News, 5 Feb. 2026
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Bart Jansen, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
How do regular savings accounts compare right now?
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
More than 42,000 students applied for Texas’ new education savings account program on the first day of the application period, the Texas Comptroller’s Office announced Thursday.
—Silas Allen, Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026
Cornerstone is one of the nearly 200 private schools in the San Antonio area approved to accept money from the education savings accounts.
—Noah Alcala Bach, San Antonio Express-News, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Savings account.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/savings%20account. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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