- savings bank - a thrift institution in the northeastern United States; since deregulation in the 1980s they offer services competitive with many commercial banks
--1 is a kind of thrift institution
--1 has particulars: mutual savings bank, MSB; federal savings bank, FSB- savings bank, coin bank, money box, bank - a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home; "the coin bank was empty"
--2 is a kind of container
--2 has particulars: piggy bank, penny bank - savings bank, coin bank, money box, bank - a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home; "the coin bank was empty"