joint account
noun
: an account (as in a bank) that more than one person can use
My wife and I keep our money in a joint account.
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Utilities: £1,050 into our joint account each month to cover all bills/mortgage/food.
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refinery29.com, 2 Oct. 2024
Have a joint account for joint expenses, and then have your own.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024
Before then, the school paid over 11 weeks of pay into a joint account held by the Bigazzis, all after he was reportedly killed.
—Staff Reports, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2024
All other monthly payments: £300 joint credit card bill, £32.50 for internet and TV,
£32 car insurance, £12.50 home insurance,
£6.50 TV licence, £5 Camelot Lottery, £1 joint account fee.
—refinery29.com, 17 July 2024
Here are some expert tips: Add your spouse to your accounts
A spouse who pays the bills can contact the companies and add a partner to the account, as a joint account holder or authorized user.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2024
The data from our experiment with young couples clearly suggests that using only a joint account is better than using only separate accounts.
—Scott Rick, The Conversation, 10 June 2024
Open a joint account or add your partner to an existing account.
—Nerdwallet, The Mercury News, 3 June 2024
All About the TikTok Star at the Center of Netflix's Dancing for the Devil
Now, Melanie primarily makes dance content on her own or with her other dancers, occasionally posting with her sister on their joint account.
—Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 3 June 2024
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refinery29.com, 2 Oct. 2024
Have a joint account for joint expenses, and then have your own.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024
Before then, the school paid over 11 weeks of pay into a joint account held by the Bigazzis, all after he was reportedly killed.
—Staff Reports, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2024
All other monthly payments: £300 joint credit card bill, £32.50 for internet and TV,
£32 car insurance, £12.50 home insurance,
£6.50 TV licence, £5 Camelot Lottery, £1 joint account fee.
—refinery29.com, 17 July 2024
Here are some expert tips: Add your spouse to your accounts
A spouse who pays the bills can contact the companies and add a partner to the account, as a joint account holder or authorized user.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2024
The data from our experiment with young couples clearly suggests that using only a joint account is better than using only separate accounts.
—Scott Rick, The Conversation, 10 June 2024
Open a joint account or add your partner to an existing account.
—Nerdwallet, The Mercury News, 3 June 2024
All About the TikTok Star at the Center of Netflix's Dancing for the Devil
Now, Melanie primarily makes dance content on her own or with her other dancers, occasionally posting with her sister on their joint account.
—Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 3 June 2024
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“Joint account.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/joint%20account. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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