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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Our lowest rates are only available for our most credit qualified borrowers and contain our .25% auto pay discount from a checking or savings account.
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Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 26 July 2025
Amid the surge of headlines about school choice expansion — from education savings accounts in Texas and Wyoming to voucher reforms in Idaho — a quieter, equally powerful story has unfolded: the resurgence of charter school growth and the laws enabling it.
—Jeanne Allen, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
These have till now been closed off to retirement savings accounts, given the regulatory and fiduciary hurdles investing in them would come with—such as the limited liquidity and higher fees associated with private-market investment products.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
Health savings accounts are one of those rare gems.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 11 July 2025
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Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 26 July 2025
Amid the surge of headlines about school choice expansion — from education savings accounts in Texas and Wyoming to voucher reforms in Idaho — a quieter, equally powerful story has unfolded: the resurgence of charter school growth and the laws enabling it.
—Jeanne Allen, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
These have till now been closed off to retirement savings accounts, given the regulatory and fiduciary hurdles investing in them would come with—such as the limited liquidity and higher fees associated with private-market investment products.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
Health savings accounts are one of those rare gems.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 11 July 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 29 Jul. 2025.
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