IELTS Anvil

branch

CEFR: B1
A local office, divisional operating unit, or retail store belonging to a larger corporate bank, retail chain, or multinational company.

Synonyms

  • subsidiary
  • outpost
  • affiliate

Common Collocations

  • branch of science
  • local branch
  • branch out into

Example Sentence

Commercial high-street banks have closed thousands of physical branches to transition customers to mobile banking apps.

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