Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A sum deposited in a bank to be drawn out on the written order of the depositor.

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Examples

  • Regarding Holman Jenkins's " The Way to Fight China's Hacking " (Business World, June 4): By now, virtually everyone with an email account has received countless "phishing" messages promising a $1 million (at least) bounty once the recipient has replied with name, Social Security number and full bank-account information.

    Our Leaders Need Tips on Technology 2011

  • Regarding Holman Jenkins's " The Way to Fight China's Hacking " (Business World, June 4): By now, virtually everyone with an email account has received countless "phishing" messages promising a $1 million (at least) bounty once the recipient has replied with name, Social Security number and full bank-account information.

    Our Leaders Need Tips on Technology 2011

  • Netherlands and Ukraine in an alleged cybercrime ring using computer viruses to steal bank-account data and then money.

    Irish Troubles, Strong Tea, Flash Report 2010

  • Crystal Dupree , a 32-year-old office manager facing a lawsuit over an alleged debt on a store-issued credit card, says she wrote down her bank-account information and cellphone number because she thought the form was an official court document.

    In Debt Collecting, Location Matters Jessica Silver-Greenberg 2011

  • Money is not the dull stuff of hourly wages and bank-account statements, but a magical substance that comes as a gift from above.

    Did Christianity Cause the Crash? 2009

  • Over 100 people were arrested or charged in the U.S. and U.K. as part of an alleged cybercrime ring using computer viruses to steal bank-account data and loot money.

    What's News: World-Wide 2010

  • Egypt's new rulers sent a request to Bern last week to freeze money belonging to the Mubarak regime, but that request didn't name Mr. Mubarak himself and contained "very, very little information," with no bank-account details, according to a person familiar with the situation.

    Banks Scrutinize Regimes' Assets Deborah Ball 2011

  • Money is not the dull stuff of hourly wages and bank-account statements, but a magical substance that comes as a gift from above.

    Did Christianity Cause the Crash? 2009

  • The bank also allegedly prepared letters for investors to confirm bank-account balances that were "nonexistent," the trustee said, adding that the bank's motivation was profit.

    TD Bank Sued Over Alleged Role in Rothstein Ponzi Scam Jacqueline Palank 2011

  • Money is not the dull stuff of hourly wages and bank-account statements, but a magical substance that comes as a gift from above.

    Did Christianity Cause the Crash? 2009

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