NOW account

American

[nou uh-kount] / ˈnaʊ əˈkaʊnt /

noun

Banking. a savings account against which checks can be written.

Etymology

Origin of NOW account

First recorded in 1970–75; n(egotiable) o(rder of) w(ithdrawal)

Example Sentences

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Meanwhile, renters aged 45 and over now account for 16% of the market, up from 10% in 2015, creating more multi-generational house shares.

From BBC

On the consumption side, the top 10% of earners now account for nearly half of all consumer spending, the highest share in decades, fueled by equity-market wealth effects that are themselves tied to the same AI-driven technology companies.

From Barron's

Renewable energy has destroyed the global monopoly of fossil fuels: Renewables now account for a big and growing share of global energy production.

From MarketWatch

The top fifth of wealthiest households now account for nearly 60% of personal outlays, up from 50% in the early 1990s, data from Moody’s shows.

From The Wall Street Journal

Data centers now account for roughly more than 40% of its revenue and a significant portion of its approximately $1 billion backlog of orders, according to company filings.

From Barron's

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