"checking account" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: checking accounts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} checking account (plural checking accounts)
  1. A current account; a bank account from which money can easily be transferred, by check(US)/cheque(UK) or other means. Wikipedia link: transactional account Synonyms: current account [UK], chequing account [Canada, Ireland, UK], cheque account [Australia, Hong-Kong, New-Zealand]
    Sense id: en-checking_account-en-noun-BDDjxcQp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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