Bank account

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    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.
  2. 2
    a fund that a customer has entrusted to a bank and from which the customer can make withdrawals wordnet

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.

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