facility (noun)

  • 31overdraft facility — noun (C) BrE an agreement with the bank that a customer may take more money from the bank than they have in their account, up to a certain amount …

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  • 32residential treatment facility — noun (C) AmE technical an expression meaning a mental hospital, used because you want to avoid saying this directly …

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  • 33docking facility — noun landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired; may have gates to let water in or out the ship arrived at the dock more than a day late • Syn: ↑dock, ↑dockage • Derivationally related forms: ↑dock (for:… …

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  • 34extended care facility — noun a medical institution that provides prolonged care (as in cases of prolonged illness or rehabilitation from acute illness) • Hypernyms: ↑medical institution …

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  • 35penal facility — noun an institution where persons are confined for punishment and to protect the public • Syn: ↑penal institution • Hypernyms: ↑institution • Hyponyms: ↑brig, ↑camp, ↑correctional institution, ↑ …

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  • 36research facility — noun a center where research is done • Syn: ↑research center • Hypernyms: ↑center, ↑centre …

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  • 37wind energy facility — noun a power plant that uses wind turbines to generate electricity • Syn: ↑wind farm, ↑wind park • Hypernyms: ↑power station, ↑power plant, ↑powerhouse • Part Meronyms: ↑wind turbine …

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  • 38joint facility — noun : railway property that two or more carriers jointly own, maintain, or operate by formal agreement …

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  • 39credit facility — ➔ facility * * * credit facility UK US noun [C] ► FINANCE, BANKING an arrangement between a bank and a business that allows the business to borrow a particular amount of money for different purposes for a particular period of time: »The software… …

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  • 40note issuance facility — ( NIF) An agreement by which a syndicate of banks indicates a willingness to accept short term notes from borrowers and resell these notes in the Eurocurrency markets. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * note issuance facility note issuance… …

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