current accounts

Bank transaction accounts

Current accounts are bank accounts designed for everyday transactions rather than saving.

Money flows in and out regularly—deposits, withdrawals, bill payments, direct debits.

In American English, these are typically called checking accounts.

In economics, a country's current account tracks the balance of trade in goods, services, and transfers with other nations: The UK's current account deficit widened.

banking

overdraft

Spending past zero

balance · direct debit · standing order · bank statement · debit card · internet banking · mobile banking · credit transfer · payee · bank fees

accounting

balance sheet

Assets-liabilities-equity report

payables · debtors · creditors · accruals · ledger · trial balance · reconciliation · double-entry · journal · working capital

liquidity

cash reserves

Accessible money stockpile

solvency · convertible · short-term · working capital · cash position · available balance · realizable · spendable · float

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Interest-bearing bank deposits

deposit accounts · term deposits · certificates of deposit · investment accounts · retirement accounts

balance of payments category

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Movement of investment money

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