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bankFinancial institution that uses funds deposited with it to lend money to companies or individuals, and also provides financial services to its customers. The first banks opened in Italy and Cataluña around 1400. In 1900, half of the world's top ten banks were British; by 1950, the dominant banking nation had become the USA, with half of the world's top ten banks based there. In terms of assets, seven of the world's top ten banks in 1988 were Japanese.
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The hunter's wife, who had stood on the bank full of joy and hope, sank into despair when she saw her husband snatched away again before her eyes. During the summer and fall Jurgis and Ona managed to pay her back the last penny they owed her, and so she began to have a bank account. The two lackeys conducted Milady to the bank of the river. |
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