superbank

/ˈsupərˌbæŋk/
noun
  1. A very large bank formed by the merger of several smaller banks, offering a wide range of financial services.
    • The new superbank now controls nearly a third of the country's deposits.
    • After the merger, the superbank opened hundreds of new branches across the region.
    • Many customers worry that a superbank will have too much power over the economy.
  2. A large, deep deposit of sand or sediment, especially one that is rich in oil or minerals.
    • Geologists discovered a superbank of oil-bearing sandstone beneath the ocean floor.
    • The mining company is drilling into a superbank of rare earth minerals.
    • This superbank of sediment formed over millions of years from ancient river deposits.
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