How to Use direct deposit in a Sentence

direct deposit

noun
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  • Your payment has been processed and it will be sent on the date shown by direct deposit or mail.
    — Stephanie Toone, ajc, 23 Mar. 2021
  • Families can request to receive the funds by mail or direct deposit.
    — Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Mar. 2021
  • Still, some are awaiting their payments via direct deposit nearly a week after the first checks were issued.
    — Stephanie Toone, ajc, 23 Mar. 2021
  • Money began hitting many bank accounts via direct deposit on March 17.
    — Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 7 Apr. 2021
  • Thereafter, the money is paid through direct deposit into a person’s bank account or by loading a week’s benefits onto a bank card.
    — Scott Travis, sun-sentinel.com, 18 Mar. 2021
  • Electronic filing, along with requesting direct deposit, is the fastest way to receive a refund, if one is expected.
    — courant.com, 19 Mar. 2021
  • Americans who have their banking information on file with the IRS will receive their check via direct deposit.
    — Author: Michelle Williams, Benjamin Kail, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Mar. 2021
  • First, many receive their benefits through direct deposit, which means their payment information should be available to the agencies distributing the money.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2021
  • The initial wave of economic-impact payments arrived mostly by direct deposit with an official payment date of March 17.
    — Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2021
  • Individuals for whom the IRS has bank information on file will receive their payments through direct deposit.
    — Rick Rouan, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2021
  • Most of the payments will be made via direct deposit on the 15th of each month.
    — Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 17 May 2021
  • For most people, the credit will come in the form of a direct deposit.
    — John F. Wasik, Forbes, 7 July 2021
  • Or those who are not enrolled for direct deposit will receive a check in the mail.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 30 June 2021
  • Those who did not get their 2021 returns by direct deposit will receive a check in the mail.
    — Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner, 26 May 2023
  • You can get paid with direct deposit, store credit, or a check.
    — Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, 25 Jan. 2023
  • The bulk of refunds issued so far are via direct deposit.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 13 Mar. 2022
  • The three keys to a faster refund: No errors, e-filing and direct deposit.
    — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2024
  • That last method of adding funds—direct deposit—might be the most significant of all.
    — Telis Demos, WSJ, 7 Nov. 2022
  • Some money will show up by direct deposit; others will receive a check in the mail.
    — Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 5 June 2021
  • The payment to the provider would be made by direct deposit within 30 days, according to the HRSA website.
    — Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2022
  • Will your child tax credit come via direct deposit or mail?
    — Anne Sraders, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2021
  • The website will tell people if they are enrolled to get the payments through direct deposit.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 8 July 2021
  • BitPay then transfers the funds to the seller in U.S. dollars via direct deposit the next business day.
    — Katherine Clarke, WSJ, 27 Jan. 2022
  • The payments will be delivered on the 15th of the month through direct deposit, paper check or debit card.
    — Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 18 May 2021
  • Those who are not enrolled for direct deposit will receive a check.
    — Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 3 July 2021
  • After all, a stranger could email HR from such a device to change direct deposit info or get the team to pay a fake invoice.
    — Kevin Korte, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2021
  • Yet, just because a direct deposit won’t hit these celebs’ bank accounts doesn’t mean the NFL isn’t still shelling out millions.
    — Irene Richardson, Country Living, 13 Feb. 2022
  • Cafferty told the caller his bills are paid via direct deposit from his bank and had not been told of any issues.
    — Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Nov. 2022
  • Many banks offer one or more options for waiving the fee, such as keeping a certain balance in the account, or establishing monthly direct deposit or electronic bill pay.
    — Martha C. White, wsj.com, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Traditionally, around two-thirds of taxpayers receive a refund at tax time, and they are usually issued in about 21 days, assuming e-filing and direct deposit.
    — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 17 Feb. 2024

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