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Noun: savings bank
  1. A thrift institution in the northeastern United States; since deregulation in the 1980s they offer services competitive with many commercial banks
     
  2. A container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home
    "the savings bank was empty";
    - coin bank, money box, bank

Derived forms: savings banks

Type of: container, thrift [US], thrift institution [US]

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