"HSBC" meaning in English

See HSBC in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

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  1. A British multinational universal bank and financial services company.
    Sense id: en-HSBC-en-name-xGX8tnur Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pseudo-acronyms, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Finance, Stock symbols for companies Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of English pseudo-acronyms: 49 51 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 62 38 Disambiguation of Finance: 64 36 Disambiguation of Stock symbols for companies: 65 35
  2. Initialism of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, a subsidiary of HSBC. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (extra: a subsidiary of HSBC)
    Sense id: en-HSBC-en-name-QL5MrfDS Categories (other): English pseudo-acronyms, Banking Disambiguation of English pseudo-acronyms: 49 51 Disambiguation of Banking: 25 75
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