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an institution (public or private) that collects funds (from the public or other institutions) and invests them in financial assets

a check given by the British government to someone who is unemployed; it can be cashed either at a bank or at the post office

a written order directing a bank to pay money

a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom