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spaarbank

Definitions of spaarbank
  1. noun
    a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home
    synonyms: bank, kas, spaarkas, spaarpot
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    types:
    spaarpot, spaarvarken
    a child's coin bank (often shaped like a pig)
    type of:
    container, laadkist
    any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
  2. noun
    a thrift institution in the northeastern United States; since deregulation in the 1980s they offer services competitive with many commercial banks
    synonyms: kas, spaarkas
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