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bank vs financial institution

financial institution vs bank

bank and financial institution both are nouns.

bank is a verb but financial institution is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bank Yes No Yes No
financial institution Yes No No No
As nouns, financial institution is a hypernym of bank; that is, financial institution is a word with a broader meaning than bank:
  • bank: a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities
  • financial institution: an institution (public or private) that collects funds (from the public or other institutions) and invests them in financial assets
Other hypernyms of bank include financial organisation, financial organization.
bank (noun) financial institution (noun)
a flight maneuver; aircraft tips laterally about its longitudinal axis (especially in turning) an institution (public or private) that collects funds (from the public or other institutions) and invests them in financial assets
a building in which the business of banking is transacted
a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home
a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities
an arrangement of similar objects in a row or in tiers
a long ridge or pile
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force
a supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies)
the funds held by a gambling house or the dealer in some gambling games
bank (verb) financial institution (verb)
have faith or confidence in
enclose with a bank
cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning
tip laterally
put into a bank account
be in the banking business
do business with a bank or keep an account at a bank
act as the banker in a game or in gambling
Difference between bank and financial institution

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