financial institution vs foundation

foundation vs financial institution

financial institution and foundation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
financial institution	Yes	No	No	No
foundation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, foundation is a hyponym of financial institution; that is, foundation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than financial institution:

financial institution: an institution (public or private) that collects funds (from the public or other institutions) and invests them in financial assets
foundation: an institution supported by an endowment

Other hyponyms of financial institution include giro, clearing house, lending institution, central bank, acquirer, nondepository financial institution, bank, banking company, banking concern, depository financial institution, Federal Home Loan Bank System, trust company, trust corporation, issuing house.

financial institution (noun)	foundation (noun)
an institution (public or private) that collects funds (from the public or other institutions) and invests them in financial assets	the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
	lowest support of a structure
	a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body
	the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
	education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge
	an institution supported by an endowment
	the basis on which something is grounded

Difference between financial institution and foundation

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