sperm bank

American  

noun

1. a repository for storing sperm and keeping it viable under scientifically controlled conditions prior to its use in artificial insemination.

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sperm bank British  

noun

1. a place in which semen is stored until it is required for artificial insemination

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Etymology

Origin of sperm bank

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

Depending on the sperm bank, you can browse photos, listen to their voice, find out what job they do - engineer or artist? - and check out their height, weight and more.

From BBC

With a reported shortage of sperm donors in the UK, Amy opted to look for donors in Denmark, which houses the largest sperm bank in the world.

From BBC

As you see in the film, you don’t really know who these people are and you don’t have the legal and institutional safeguards that a sperm bank would have.

From Salon

However, he continued to donate abroad, including to the Danish sperm bank Cryos which operates internationally.

From Reuters

The finding came from an analysis of the donor application process for 11,712 men from the United States and Denmark who had applied to a large international sperm bank.

From Washington Post