direct deposit
noun
: a method of payment in which money is transferred to the payee's account without the use of checks or cash
Examples of direct deposit in a Sentence
Our employees are paid by direct deposit.
Recent Examples on the Web
Currently, Chase charges up to $35 for checking accounts if certain requirements, like a monthly direct deposit, aren’t met.
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Byalicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 8 July 2024
Richardson and Lipscomb took advantage of a frustrating technicality in federal law that required the lawyer’s paychecks to be sent out in the mail instead of by direct deposit.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2024
Listen to this article A frustrating legal technicality has made defense lawyers who represent indigent clients vulnerable to fraud and identity theft — because the federal government is required by law to send their paychecks in the mail and not through direct deposit.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2024
Taxpayers will receive refunds by check or direct deposit.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 15 Feb. 2024
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Byalicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 8 July 2024
Richardson and Lipscomb took advantage of a frustrating technicality in federal law that required the lawyer’s paychecks to be sent out in the mail instead of by direct deposit.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2024
Listen to this article A frustrating legal technicality has made defense lawyers who represent indigent clients vulnerable to fraud and identity theft — because the federal government is required by law to send their paychecks in the mail and not through direct deposit.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2024
Taxpayers will receive refunds by check or direct deposit.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 15 Feb. 2024
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“Direct deposit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/direct%20deposit. Accessed 14 Jul. 2024.
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