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CIF

CIF

7.5
A record a bank keeps with a customer's personal and account details, identified by a number
  • noun
  • Specialized
: ficha de cliente
  • Each customer is assigned a unique CIF that links all their accounts together.

Examples

  • You can find your CIF number on your bank statement or by contacting customer service.

  • The bank maintains a CIF for each customer.

  • The bank asked for my CIF to verify my identity before processing the request.

  • I need to check my CIF number for verification.

  • The bank asked for my CIF to verify my identity before processing the request.

  • Each customer is assigned a unique CIF that links all their accounts together.

  • You can find your CIF number on your bank statement or by contacting customer service.

Synonyms

computer file
vsCIF
19 2.2

A collection of information saved on a computer under a name

is specific to a bank's customer records identified by a unique number

Surface Forms

CIF singular
CIFs plural

Morphology

CIF = customer + information + file (opaque) = C + I + F

CIF is an initialism whose letters map to a multiword phrase; the written form 'CIF' does not allow learners to derive the meaning from knowledge of the component words without knowing the expansion.

Etymology

CIF stands for customer information file, the single bank 'file' that holds a customer's personal and account details. That's why banks use a CIF number to find and link all of a customer's accounts.