postal savings bank
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of postal savings bank
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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The U.S. even had a public banking system, in the form of the U.S. postal savings bank, which was abolished in the 1960s but perhaps should be revived.
From Salon ● May 18, 2010
Why are people willing to accept a lower rate of interest from a postal savings bank than from an ordinary savings bank?
From Community Civics and Rural Life by Arthur William Dunn
What are the advantages of a postal savings bank system?
From Government in the United States National, State and Local by James Wilford Garner
The postal savings bank scheme as advocated by Postmaster General Meyer should be put into operation in the United States.
From Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Debate Index Second Edition by Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
A form of the savings bank established in the United States in 1911 is the postal savings bank, in which the post-office is made the depository for savings.
From Business English A Practice Book by Rose Buhlig
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