El sistema bancari
Example: El sistema bancari controla totes les transaccions financeres del país.
Definition
"El sistema bancari" refers to the network of banks and financial institutions that manage money, credit, and transactions within a country. It oversees all financial operations, including deposits, loans, and currency exchanges, ensuring the stability and regulation of the national economy.
Etymology
The phrase "el sistema bancari" comes from Catalan, where "sistema" means system, derived from Latin 'systema,' and "bancari" relates to banking, from 'banca,' meaning bench or bank. Originally, moneylenders worked on benches in marketplaces, which is how the word evolved to mean banking institutions.
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"El sistema bancari" appears in the Vocaplus list "Catalan - Finance - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 150 commonly used words.
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