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non-bank

UK/'nɔn'bæŋk/US/'nɔn'bæŋk/

Definitions

adj.

Not being, or not operated by, a bank (especially of a financial company).

非银行的(尤指金融机构)。

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
non-not
+
bankbar, barrier; ban, prohibition
=non-bank

non- (not) + bank = describing a financial firm that lends or handles money but is not itself a bank (a non-bank lender).

Root bank still carries 11 more words

Common Collocations

  • 1.non-bank lender非银行放贷人
  • 2.non-bank institution非银行机构
  • 3.non-bank finance非银行融资

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Many borrowers now turn to non-bank lenders for mortgages.

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