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financial organization

financial organization

1 3.4
A business that holds, lends, and invests money, like a bank or investment firm
  • noun
  • /faɪˈnænʃəl ˌɔrɡənaɪˈzeɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : organización financiera
  • GEF is an independent financial organization that helps developing countries fund projects and programs that protect the global environment.
  • international financial organization

Examples

  • Many people seek loans from their local financial organization for purchasing homes or cars.

  • International financial organizations such as the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank lend money to revitalize ministries and decrease the number of public employees, but they exclude from these loans agencies linked to defense and security.

    Academic text (2006)
  • Through private financial organizations, they developed Islamic banking, integrating into the system.

    Academic text (2018)
  • Between 1990 and 2000, only two out of the six economy ministers had studied at an international university, and two had experience in international financial organizations.

    Academic text (2016)
  • Whitaker & Associates is the most qualified financial organization to bring your astonishing vision to reality.

  • Two competing financial organizations each sought to bring a major-league franchise permanently to the Bay Area.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Tokyo has pursued global economic policies for years by participating in international financial organizations and economic assistance programs and by guiding the far-flung investments of large Japanese corporations.

    Academic text (1990)
  • 20 June 1989: The U.S. government suspends all high-level contacts with China and encourages international financial organizations to postpone considering Chinese loan applications.

    Academic text (1990)
  • First American Trust is a reputable financial organization that specializes in real estate investments.

  • International financial organizations play a crucial role in providing funding for development projects around the world.

Synonyms

fund
vsfinancial organization
  • Specialized
458 3.1

Money that many people put together to buy stocks or bonds

collects money to invest across asset types rather than mainly trading securities
financial institution
vsfinancial organization
68 3.6

An organization that keeps people's money, gives loans, and offers other money services

is the same meaning but uses a different common label
investment company
vsfinancial organization
  • Specialized
6 3.0

A business that collects money from many people and buys shares or bonds for them

collects money and invests more widely, not only other companies' securities
finance company
vsfinancial organization
5 3.5

A business that lends money to people or small businesses

collects money and invests it rather than mainly offering loans without deposits
depository financial institution
vsfinancial organization
  • Specialized
6.7

An organization that accepts people's money in accounts and lends or invests it

collects money more broadly rather than only accepting deposits

How Big

financial organization
  • Specialized
1 3.4
national bank
  • Specialized
4 3.1
credit union
19 3.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

financial + organization

The meaning 'an institution that collects funds and invests them' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'financial' (connected with money) with 'organization' (a collective with a purpose). This straightforward compositional noun–noun phrase follows common cross-linguistic patterns and would be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.

Etymology

Financial organization comes from two simple ideas: financial meaning 'about money' and organization meaning 'a group working together'. Long ago, groups kept a town's money in a chest or safe and helped people borrow or save, so a financial organization today is an institution that collects and manages money for people.