federal deposit insurance corporation
noun · n
Simple meaning
A federally sponsored corporation that insures accounts in national banks and other qualified institutions.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈfɛdɚəldəˈpɑzɪtɪnˈʃʊɹənskɔɹpɚˈeɪʃən
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Definition
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noun
A federally sponsored corporation that insures accounts in national banks and other qualified institutions
n
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is a United States government corporation supplying deposit insurance to depositors in American commercial banks and savings banks.
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This meaning: A federally sponsored corporation that insures accounts in national banks and other qualified institutions
Used this way, federal deposit insurance corporation is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in technical or specialist writing contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Clinical and technical
- Usage feel
- Technical and specialized
Where it naturally appears
- Technical/specialist writing
Usage note
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