Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bank account

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.88 in modern English

Syllables
bank ac-count
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fund, held by a bank in a contractual arrangement between the bank and the owner of the fund, a customer of the bank, into which they can deposit and from which they can withdraw money.

Etymology

Originally referring merely to the registry of transactions (deposits, withdrawals) for a fund held by a bank, the sense came to encompass the fund being held.

Inflected Forms

bank accounts (plural)

Phrases

Swiss bank account current account checking account deposit account savings account bank statement

Frequently Paired Words

current account checking account deposit account savings account bank statement

Questions

What does bank account mean?
A fund, held by a bank in a contractual arrangement between the bank and the owner of the fund, a customer of the bank, into which they can deposit and from which they can withdraw money.
Where does bank account come from?
Originally referring merely to the registry of transactions (deposits, withdrawals) for a fund held by a bank, the sense came to encompass the fund being held.

How to pronounce bank account

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