| NOUN | group | savings bank | a thrift institution in the northeastern United States |
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| artifact | savings bank, coin bank, money box, bank | a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home |
| Meaning | A thrift institution in the northeastern United States; since deregulation in the 1980s they offer services competitive with many commercial banks. | |
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| Narrower | federal savings bank, FSB | A federally chartered savings bank |
| mutual savings bank, MSB | A state-chartered savings bank owned by its depositors and managed by a board of trustees | |
| Broader | thrift institution | A depository financial institution intended to encourage personal savings and home buying |
| Spanish | caja de ahorros, Savings Bank | |
| Catalan | caixa d'estalvis | |
| Meaning | A container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home. | |
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| Synonyms | coin bank, money box, bank | |
| Narrower | piggy bank, penny bank | A child's coin bank (often shaped like a pig) |
| Broader | container | Any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another) |
| Spanish | caja de caudales, hucha | |
| Catalan | caixa de cabals | |
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