Meanings
nounfinancial institution (plural financial institutions)
plural financial institutions
- bankingAn institution, such as a bank, insurance company or fund, that provides financial services for its clients or members.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan institution (public or private) that collects funds (from the public or other institutions) and invests them in financial assets
Similar
financial organizationfinancial organisation
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 金融機構 /金融机构
- 金融機構 /金融机构 (jīnróng jīgòu)institution
Finnish rahoituslaitos
- rahoituslaitosinstitution
French institution financière
- institution financièreinstitution
German Finanzinstitut
- Finanzinstitutinstitution
Japanese 金融機関
- 金融機関 (kin'yū kikan)institution
Polish instytucja finansowa
- instytucja finansowainstitution
Portuguese instituição financeira
- instituição financeirainstitution
Russian фина́нсовое учрежде́ние, фина́нсовый институ́т
- фина́нсовое учрежде́ние (finánsovoje učreždénije)institution
- фина́нсовый институ́т (finánsovyj institút)institution
Spanish institución financiera
- institución financierainstitution
Cite this entry
APA
financial institution. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/financial%20institution
MLA
“financial institution.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/financial%20institution. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “financial institution,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/financial%20institution.
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