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
Examples of savings account in a Sentence
She opened a savings account.
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Organize liquidity needs Even your cash needs should be thoughtfully allocated and not all lumped into one savings account or money market fund.
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Michelle Fox, CNBC, 20 Sep. 2025
Nobody nerds out or gets hype like me about savings accounts or life insurance.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 19 Sep. 2025
One of the top contenders heading into the October 7 GOP primary is Representative Lee Reeves (R-Franklin), a statehouse member who voted earlier this year to make Tennessee’s education savings account (ESA) program available to all children statewide.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
For savers, falling interest rates will slowly erode attractive yields currently on offer with certificates of deposit (CDs) and high-yield savings accounts.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
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Michelle Fox, CNBC, 20 Sep. 2025
Nobody nerds out or gets hype like me about savings accounts or life insurance.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 19 Sep. 2025
One of the top contenders heading into the October 7 GOP primary is Representative Lee Reeves (R-Franklin), a statehouse member who voted earlier this year to make Tennessee’s education savings account (ESA) program available to all children statewide.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
For savers, falling interest rates will slowly erode attractive yields currently on offer with certificates of deposit (CDs) and high-yield savings accounts.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for savings account
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“Savings account.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/savings%20account. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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