Answer: checkmates

AnswerCrossword Clue
CHECKMATESSpouses with a joint account?
CHECKMATESDefeats in chess
checkmatesA check from which a king cannot escape
checkmatesCHECKMATE, in chess, to put (a player's king) in checkmate; to defeat or render incapable of counterattack
checkmates(by a player) Announcing that the opponent's king is in such a position
checkmatesA final defeat or deadlock