client account

Meanings

1. 1nouncountablelawfinance

   a bank account that a lawyer, accountant, or other professional keeps for money belonging to clients.

   Grammar: Use it with an or the: open a client account; the money stays in the client account.

   Patterns

   • open a client account
   • put money in a client account
   • hold funds in a client account

   The law firm keeps each client's money in a separate client account.

   Regulations require that deposits be paid into a client account within three days.

2. 2nouncountablebusinesscomputing

   a customer's online profile with a company, used to manage orders, payments, or services.

   Grammar: Often used in business software: log in to your client account.

   Patterns

   • log in to a client account
   • manage a client account
   • set up a client account

   She logged into the client account to update the billing details.

   Our support team can view your client account but cannot change your password.

Word forms

Common combinations

separate client account

All client funds must be held in a separate client account.

client account rules

The new client account rules make monthly reconciliation mandatory.

pay into a client account

The buyer paid the deposit into the lawyer's client account.

client account balance

The client account balance should match the total owed to clients.

Synonyms and how they differ

trust account

Very close in meaning, but more common in American English and in trust-law contexts.

escrow account

A neutral third party holds the money; a client account is held by your own professional adviser.

Word family

client noun

a person or company that pays for professional services.

clientele noun

all the clients of a business, considered as a group.

Commonly confused: client account or customer account?

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