financial institution
English Thesaurus
1. an institution (public or private) that collects funds (from the public or other institutions) and invests them in financial assets (noun.group)
| hyponym | : | giro, |
| definition | : | a British financial system in which a bank or a post office transfers money from one account to another when they receive authorization to do so (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | clearing house, |
| definition | : | a central collection place where banks exchange checks or drafts; participants maintain an account against which credits or debits are posted (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | central bank, |
| definition | : | a government monetary authority that issues currency and regulates the supply of credit and holds the reserves of other banks and sells new issues of securities for the government (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | foundation, |
| definition | : | an institution supported by an endowment (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | acquirer, |
| definition | : | the financial institution that dispenses cash in automated teller machines and collects a fee from the bank that issued the credit card (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | trust company, trust corporation, |
| definition | : | an organization (usually with a commercial bank) that is engaged as a trustee or fiduciary or agent in handling trust funds or estates of custodial arrangements or stock transfers or related services (noun.group) |
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