deposit insurance

Meanings

noundeposit insurance (usually uncountable, plural deposit insurances)

uncountableusuallyA form of insurance that protect bank depositors, in full or in part, from losses caused by a bank's inability to pay its debts when due.
Synonyms: deposit protection

nounA form of insurance that protect bank depositors, in full or in part, from losses caused by a bank's inability to pay its debts when due.

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Also see

Chinese Mandarin 存款保險 /存款保险

French assurance-dépôts

German Einlagensicherung, Einlagenversicherung

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