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Definition of Financial institution
1. Noun. An institution (public or private) that collects funds (from the public or other institutions) and invests them in financial assets.
Generic synonyms: Establishment, Institution
Specialized synonyms: Giro, Clearing House, Lending Institution, Central Bank, Foundation, Acquirer, Nondepository Financial Institution, Bank, Banking Company, Banking Concern, Depository Financial Institution, Federal Home Loan Bank System, Trust Company, Trust Corporation
Lexicographical Neighbors of Financial Institution
Literary usage of Financial institution
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Financial Investigations: A Financial Approach to Detecting and Resolving Crimesby Don Vogel by Don Vogel (1999)
"Reports on Domestic Coins and Currency Transactions (a) When a domestic financial
institution is involved in a transaction for the payment, receipt, ..."
2. The Financial War on Terrorism: A Guide by Financial Action Task Force (2004)
"financial institution-to-financial institution transfers and settlements where
both the originator person and the beneficiary person are financial ..."
3. The Financial Organization of Society by Harold Glenn Moulton (1921)
"The very attempt to explain the economic function of each financial institution
inevitably carried one into a discussion of its relation to other financial ..."
4. The Financial Organization of Society by Harold Glenn Moulton (1921)
"As is indicated in the chapter on "Financial Integration," the department-store
financial institution has become the prevailing type. ..."
5. Courts and Lawyers of Pennsylvania: A History, 1623-1923 by Frank Marshall Eastman (1922)
"... and as the executive head of a great financial institution, he has been at
all times actuated by a consistent regard for the best public interest. ..."
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