Definition for checking account - Oxford Dictionaries Online (World English)

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	checking account (check\|ing ac\|count) Pronunciation: /ˈtʃɛkɪŋ/ (Canadian chequing account) noun North American a current account at a bank. Origin: 1920s: from check²		More words in this category bankruptcy bearer commercial bill counterpart fund coupon crawling peg credit transfer debt security depletion allowance financial intermediary guarantee International Development Association liquidation mutual fund realization SEC treasury unhedged unit unit trust Nearby Words check-in check-up checkbox checked checker ¹ checker ² Checker, Chubby checkerberry checkerspot checking account checklist checkmate checkout checkpoint checkroom checksum Cheddar cheder cheechako