universal bank

noun

A bank that is both a commercial bank and investment bank, which may also be a retail bank, insurance broker and/or provider of other financial services.

Meanings

noununiversal bank (plural universal banks)

plural universal banks

  1. bankingA bank that is both a commercial bank and investment bank, which may also be a retail bank, insurance broker and/or provider of other financial services.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 全能銀行 /全能银行
  • 全能銀行 /全能银行 (quánnéng yínháng)type of bank
Finnish yleispankki
  • yleispankkitype of bank
French banque universelle
  • banque universelletype of bank
German Universalbank
  • Universalbanktype of bank
Polish bank uniwersalny
  • bank uniwersalnytype of bank
Swedish universell bank
  • universell banktype of bank
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APA

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Chicago

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