Dictionary of Banking Terms: account number
account number
numeric code identifying the holder of an account. Account numbers have a standardized number of characters, and may contain coded information for internal security purposes.
Dictionary of Business Terms: account number
account number
number assigned to each customer, supplier, lender, or other entity for ease in referring to that party's activity. Account numbers may be coded alphabetically or chronologically by date opened, and may contain coded information referring to credit terms, salesperson, state or county, and so on.
