subaccount
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A separate part of a main account used to keep money or records for one purpose
- noun
- /ˈsʌbəˌkaʊnt/
- Specialized
:
subcuenta
- This account will consist of a checking subaccount and a savings subaccount.
Examples
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To manage my finances better, I set up a subaccount dedicated to my monthly bills.
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This account will consist of a checking subaccount and a savings subaccount.
Blog text (8) -
For accounting reasons, you may want the ability to set up a separate savings account or subaccounts.
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The bank may periodically transfer funds between these two subaccounts.
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I created a new subaccount to keep track of my travel expenses separately.
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The company allows employees to open a subaccount for project-related spending.
Surface Forms
subaccount singular
subaccounts plural
Morphology
Etymology
The word subaccount is made from sub- meaning 'under' and account meaning 'a record of money.' So a subaccount is like a small account kept 'under' a main account to track one specific purpose, which is why people use it to keep expenses or projects separate.