"Swiss bank account" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Swiss bank accounts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Swiss bank account}} Swiss bank account (plural Swiss bank accounts)
  1. (figurative) Any place considered safe or secure to put things in. Tags: figuratively Synonyms (any secure place): Swiss bank
    Sense id: en-Swiss_bank_account-en-noun-00CRjf6O Disambiguation of 'any secure place': 84 16
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Swiss, bank account.
    Sense id: en-Swiss_bank_account-en-noun-CtCYlVUK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 24 76 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 26 74

Inflected forms

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