bank building
Noun: A building specifically designed and used for conducting financial transactions, such as depositing and withdrawing money, applying for loans, and other banking services. It is the physical structure housing a bank.
The term "bank building" refers specifically to the physical structure or edifice. It is used to distinguish the building itself from the financial institution (the "bank") as a business entity or from other meanings of "bank" (e.g., a river bank).
- The old bank building on Main Street is now a restaurant.
- Security is very tight in the bank building.
- They are constructing a new bank building downtown.
- The term can be used in architectural, historical, or real estate contexts to discuss the design, preservation, or sale of the structure.
- The historic bank building features a classic marble facade.
- Bank (noun): This is the primary related word. "Bank" can refer to the financial institution itself, which operates within the "bank building." The terms are often used interchangeably in casual speech, but "bank building" specifies the physical location.
- Branch (noun): A local office or subdivision of a bank, which would be housed in its own bank building or suite.
- I need to go to the branch on Oak Street to see a specialist.
- Banking house
- Financial institution building (less common)
It is important to distinguish "bank building" from the word "bank" alone, which has multiple, distinct meanings: 1. A financial institution (e.g., I have an account at that bank). 2. The land alongside a river (e.g., We sat on the river bank). 3. A slope or mound (e.g., a bank of earth). 4. A tier or row (e.g., a bank of computers).
"Bank building" refers exclusively to the first meaning's physical location.
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a building in which the business of banking transacted
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the bank is on the corner of Nassau and Witherspoon
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