/ Dictionary / Index S special checking account: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: spe'cial check'ing account" Pronunciation: [key] a checking account that requires no minimum balance but in which a small charge is made for each check issued or drawn and for monthly maintenance. Cf. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. Special Astrophysical Observatory special collection Related Content Daily Word Quiz: perspicacious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language