Definition of "bank-account" [bank-account]

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

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

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