savings bank
noun
Simple meaning
A type of financial institution that focuses on retail banking: savings of private depositors, payments, credits and insurances for people or small and medium-sized enterprises.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈseɪvɪŋzˈbæŋk
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Definition
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noun
A type of financial institution that focuses on retail banking: savings of private depositors, payments, credits and insurances for individuals or small and medium-sized enterprises.
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This meaning: A type of financial institution that focuses on retail banking: savings of private depositors, payments, credits and insurances for individuals or small and medium-sized enterprises.
Used this way, savings bank is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It stays understated rather than dramatic. This is a financial use: it has a settled meaning in accounting and business, where precision matters more than colour.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Mild
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Clinical and technical
- Usage feel
- Technical and specialized
Where it naturally appears
- Finance/economics
- Business/professional
Usage note
In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.
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Sense: type of financial institution that focuses on retail banking
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Sense: type of financial institution that focuses on retail banking
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