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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescassa di risparmio
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈkassa di risˈparmjo
"Ha aperto un libretto presso la cassa di risparmio."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A financial institution that receives small savings and pays interest on them, traditionally designed to serve individuals and small-scale savers rather than commercial enterprises.
"She opened an account at the local savings bank to put aside money for a rainy day." - 2
A mutual savings bank or similar cooperative financial entity owned by its depositors rather than by outside shareholders.
"The historic savings bank merged with a larger credit union last year."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines the present participle of 'save' (from Old French 'sauver', ultimately deriving from Latin 'salvare') with 'bank' (from Italian 'banca', meaning a bench or money-changer's table). Established in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, savings banks were originally created as philanthropic institutions to encourage thrift among the working classes.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Savings bank" is said worldwide
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caisse d'épargne
Transliteration: kes de.paʁɲ
"Il a déposé ses économies à la caisse d'épargne."
Sparkasse
Transliteration: ˈʃpaːɐ̯ˌkasə
"Sie ging zur Sparkasse, um ein Konto zu eröffnen."
cassa di risparmio
Transliteration: ˈkassa di risˈparmjo
"Ha aperto un libretto presso la cassa di risparmio."
caja de ahorros
Transliteration: ˈkaxa de aˈoɣros
"La caja de ahorros ofrece buenas tasas de interés para los pequeños ahorradores."
caixa econômica
Transliteration: ˈkajʃa e.koˈnɔmi.ka
"Ele guarda o seu dinheiro na caixa econômica."
बचत बैंक
Transliteration: bachat baink
"उसने बचत बैंक में एक नया खाता खोला।"
储蓄银行
Transliteration: chǔxù yínháng
"他在储蓄银行存了一些钱。"
저축은행
Transliteration: jeochuk eunhaeng
"그는 저축은행에 예금을 했다."
貯蓄銀行
Transliteration: chochiku ginkō
"彼女は貯蓄銀行に口座を持っています。"
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