savings-bank

A form of savings bank — A type of financial institution that focuses on retail banking: savings of private depositors, payments, credits and insurances for individuals or small and medium-sized enterprises.

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Meanings

nounsavings-bank (plural savings-banks)

plural savings-banks

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of savings bank.

    "What a pity," replied Isabella, "that people cannot have a savings-bank of good looks—hair, eyes, and skin to be put out at interest till wanted!"

    1838 (date written), L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter VI, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], published 1842, →OCLC, page 63
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APA

savings-bank. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/savings-bank

MLA

“savings-bank.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/savings-bank. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “savings-bank,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/savings-bank.

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