Phrase guide

retail bank

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A bank whose chief business is providing banking services to the general public.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: banking, business

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Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مَصْرِف اِسْتِهْلَاكِيّ (maṣrif istihlākiyy) — type of bank
  • Arabic: بَنْك اِسْتِهْلَاكِيّ (bank istihlākiyy) — type of bank
  • Chinese Mandarin: 零售銀行 /零售银行 (língshòu yínháng) — type of bank
  • Dutch: retailbank — type of bank
  • Dutch: consumentenbank — type of bank
  • Finnish: vähittäispankki — type of bank
  • French: banque de détail — type of bank
  • German: Privatkundenbank — type of bank
  • Polish: bank detaliczny — type of bank
  • Swedish: konsumentbank — type of bank