Phrase guide

savings account

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A deposit account designed primarily to accumulate funds over time while offering interest income and relatively high liquidity, and subject to regulatory restrictions on withdrawals and minimum balances.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: banking, business, finance

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a bank account that accumulates interest

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: bank account

Narrower terms: time deposit account, deposit account, dormant account, passbook savings account

History

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Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: խնայողական հաշիվ (xnayoġakan hašiv) — account that yields a better interest than a current account
  • Catalan: compte d'estalvis — account that yields a better interest than a current account
  • Chinese Mandarin: 儲蓄賬戶 /储蓄账户 (chǔxù zhànghù) — account that yields a better interest than a current account
  • Czech: spořící účet — account that yields a better interest than a current account
  • Dutch: spaarrekening — account that yields a better interest than a current account
  • Esperanto: ŝparkonto — account that yields a better interest than a current account
  • Finnish: säästötili — account that yields a better interest than a current account
  • French: compte d'épargne — account that yields a better interest than a current account
  • Georgian: შემნახველი ანაბარი (šemnaxveli anabari) — account that yields a better interest than a current account
  • Georgian: შემნახველი ანგარიში (šemnaxveli angariši) — account that yields a better interest than a current account
  • German: Sparkonto — account that yields a better interest than a current account
  • Greek: λογαριασμός ταμιευτηρίου (logariasmós tamieftiríou) — account that yields a better interest than a current account
  • Irish: cuntas coigiltis — account that yields a better interest than a current account
  • Italian: conto di risparmio — account that yields a better interest than a current account
  • Italian: libretto di risparmio — account that yields a better interest than a current account
  • Japanese: 貯蓄口座 (chochiku kōza) — account that yields a better interest than a current account
  • Polish: konto oszczędnościowe — account that yields a better interest than a current account
  • Portuguese: conta de poupança — account that yields a better interest than a current account
  • Portuguese: conta-poupança — account that yields a better interest than a current account
  • Portuguese: poupança — account that yields a better interest than a current account
  • Romanian: cont de economii — account that yields a better interest than a current account
  • Russian: сберега́тельный счёт (sberegátelʹnyj sčot) — account that yields a better interest than a current account
  • Spanish: cuenta de ahorros — account that yields a better interest than a current account
  • Spanish: cuenta ahorrativa — account that yields a better interest than a current account
  • Swedish: sparkonto — account that yields a better interest than a current account
  • Tamil: சேமிப்பு கணக்கு (cēmippu kaṇakku) — account that yields a better interest than a current account