checking account

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

ˈchecking account [checking account checking accounts] BrE NAmE (US) (BrE ˈcurrent account) (CanE ˈchequing account) noun
a type of bank account that you can take money out of at any time, and that provides you with a ↑chequebook and ↑cash card
compare ↑deposit account
See also: ↑chequing account ▪ ↑current account

Word Origin:
1920s: from ↑check, American spelling of ↑cheque.