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預金
Meaning in Englishdeposit, bank account
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What it means
What does 預金 mean? It denotes money deposited in a bank or financial institution for safekeeping and future use. It refers to funds kept in deposit accounts such as savings or checking accounts and serves as the general term for money stored with a bank.
Main meanings
- money placed in a bank account as a deposit
- funds held in deposit accounts such as savings or time deposits
- money entrusted to a financial institution for safekeeping
How to use it
Used in formal banking language and everyday finance talk to describe funds held in accounts. It appears in phrases like 銀行に預金する, 預金口座を開設する, 預金を引き出す, and in official documents related to banking and account services.
Variants and close terms
- 貯金 (ちょきん, chokin) – savings/deposits
- 貯蓄 (ちょちく, chochiku) – savings
- 預金口座 (よきんこうざ, yokin koza) – deposit account
Composition
- 預 means entrusting or placing in the care of someone else
- 金 means money or wealth
- combined, they express money entrusted to a financial institution for safekeeping or future withdrawal
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Noun (名詞)
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