Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun thrift_institution

1 sense of thrift institution

Sense 1
thrift institution -- (a depository financial institution intended to encourage personal savings and home buying)
       => depository financial institution, bank, banking concern, banking company -- (a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities; "he cashed a check at the bank"; "that bank holds the mortgage on my home")