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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Business & Finance
English expressions
Hello,
I am writing to you to ask whether you could tell me what the following expressions mean :
"take your chances with the "1800 lottery"
" web savvy saver"
"a brick-and-mortar bank"
"a backup branch"
I am not an English speaking woman but I am puzzled with these expressions because I have already read them in a professional English article about "3 Reasons Not to Use Online Bank Accounts".
I should be very grateful for a reply from you.
Yours faithfully,
I am writing to you to ask whether you could tell me what the following expressions mean :
"take your chances with the "1800 lottery"
" web savvy saver"
"a brick-and-mortar bank"
"a backup branch"
I am not an English speaking woman but I am puzzled with these expressions because I have already read them in a professional English article about "3 Reasons Not to Use Online Bank Accounts".
I should be very grateful for a reply from you.
Yours faithfully,
Top answer
In the US, 1-800 would be the first four digits of a toll-free telephone number, which you can use to call a business from anywhere in the country without having to pay for the call. The idea of "1-800 lottery" seems to be that it might be risky to deal with a bank that you cannot visit in person. You would be picking a phone number to call, and hoping for the best.
- In the US, 1-800 would be the first four digits of a toll-free telephone number, which you can use to call a business from anywhere in the country without having to pay for the call.
- The idea of "1-800 lottery" seems to be that it might be risky to deal with a bank that you cannot visit in person.
- You would be picking a phone number to call, and hoping for the best.
- Web-savvy would mean "knowing how to use the internet".
- Brick-and-mortar here means it has actual branches (offices) where you can walk in and transact all business in person, as distinct from an online bank (or other business) that transacts all business online, and where there is no way to transact business in person.
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In the US, 1-800 would be the first four digits of a toll-free telephone number, which you can use to call a business from anywhere in the country without having to pay for the call. The idea of "1-800 lottery" seems to be that it might be risky to deal with a bank that you cannot visit in person. You would be picking a phone number to call, and hoping for the best.
Web-savvy would mean "knowi
Web-savvy would mean "knowi
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