Betekenis van branch In het Nederlands

• 0 a part of something larger:

  • Immunology is a branch of biological science.

  • One branch of their family (= one group of relatives) emigrated to Brazil.

  • In the US, the president is part of the executive branch of the government.

  • I used to work in the local branch of a large bank.

  • She's a branch manager.

  • Take the forms into your local branch office.

• 1 one of the parts of a tree that grows out from the main trunk and has leaves, flowers, or fruit on it:

  • bare/leafy/flowering branches

  • The fruit on the lower branches was protected from the sun.

  • Watch out for overhanging branches.

• 2 a part of a river or road that leaves the main part:

  • This branch of the river eventually empties into the Atlantic.

• 3 a smaller blood vessel or nerve that grows out of the main part

• 4 to produce branches:

  • The top of the tree had been cut off to encourage it to branch (out) lower down.

• 5 to divide into two:

  • The road branches at the bottom of the hill.

• 6 one of the parts of a tree that grows out from the main trunk and has leaves, flowers, or fruit on it:

  • After the storm, the ground was covered with twigs and branches.

  • fig. This branch of the river (= lesser part that joins the main flow) eventually empties into the Atlantic Ocean.

• 7 a part of something larger:

  • Pediatrics is a branch of medicine (= a subject that is part of a larger subject).

  • a local branch of the bank

• 8 to separate from a main part and go in a new direction:

  • fig. We drove down a narrow track that branched off from the main road .

• 9 one of the local offices of a large company, such as a bank, which is open to the public:

  • to close/open a branch Many banks have promoted online services and closed branches.

  • a branch of sth You should be able to walk into a branch of the building society anywhere in the country to deposit or withdraw money.

  • Contact your local branch to arrange an appointment with a consultant.

  • She has been a customer of the same bank branch for decades.

  • The company operates in 18 states and has 45 branch offices.

  • a domestic/foreign/overseas branch

• 10 a division of a government or large organization with a particular responsibility:

  • the executive/legislative/judicial branch The authority lets the executive branch draft trade deals that Congress could reject but not change.

  • This latest investigation is being held by the disciplinary branch of the accountancy profession.