deposit account

savings account

A deposit account is an account at a banking institution that allows money to be held on behalf of the account holder. Some banks charge a fee for this service, while others may pay the client interest on the funds deposited.The account holder retains rights to their deposit, although restrictions placed on access depend upon the terms and conditions of the account and the provider. The banking terms "deposit" and "withdrawal" actually tend to obscure the economic substance and legal essence of transactions in a deposit account. From a legal and financial accounting standpoint -- and as counter-intuitive as it may seem -- the term deposit is actually used by the banking industry in financial statements to describe the liability owed by the bank to its depositor, and not the funds (whether cash or checks) themselves, which are shown an asset of the bank. For example, a depositor opening a checking account at a bank in the United States with $100 in currency surrenders legal title to the $100 in cash, which becomes an asset of the bank. On the bank's books, the bank debits its "currency and coin on hand" account for the $100 in cash, and credits a liability account (called a "demand deposit" account, "checking" account, etc.) for an equal amount. (See Double-entry bookkeeping system.) In the audited financial statements of the bank, on the balance sheet, the $100 in currency would be shown as an asset of the bank on the left side of the balance sheet, and the deposit account would be shown as a liability owed by the bank to its customer, on the right side of the balance sheet. The bank's financial statement reflects the economic substance of the transaction -- which is that the bank has actually borrowed $100 from its depositor and has contractually obliged itself to repay the customer according to the terms of the demand deposit account agreement. To offset this deposit liability, the bank now owns the actual, physical funds deposited, and shows those funds as an asset of the bank.
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Noun
1. a savings account in which the deposit is held for a fixed term or in which withdrawals can be made only after giving notice or with loss of interest
(synonym) time deposit account
(hypernym) savings account

an account that is established in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), upon payment of a fee for establishing such an account, for the convenience in paying any fees due, in ordering services offered by the USPTO, copies of records, etc.

--see MPEP 509.01 for more or view deposit accounts

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