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failure vs bank failure

bank failure vs failure

failure and bank failure both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
failure Yes No No No
bank failure Yes No No No
As nouns, bank failure is a hyponym of failure; that is, bank failure is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than failure:
  • failure: lack of success
  • bank failure: the inability of a bank to meet its credit obligations
Other hyponyms of failure include bankruptcy, crop failure, dead duck.
failure (noun) bank failure (noun)
an act that fails the inability of a bank to meet its credit obligations
an unexpected omission
an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose
a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently
lack of success
loss of ability to function normally
inability to discharge all your debts as they come due
Difference between failure and bank failure

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