Meaning of branch in English

branch

noun [ C ]

/brɑːntʃ/ us

/bræntʃ/

branch noun [C] (PART)

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a part of something larger:

branch of 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.

one of the offices or groups that form part of a large business organization:

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

branch manager She's a branch manager.

branch office Take the forms into your local branch office.

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The bank has three branches in Norwich, and over three hundred countrywide.
Police officers from the organized crime branch have raided solicitors'' offices in central London.
The customer has only to bring the goods in to any branch and an immediate, no-questions-asked refund or replacement will be provided.
To contact our Australian branch, email us at info@cambridge.edu.au.
The company has announced the closure of several of its rural branches.

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branch noun [C] (TREE PART)

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.

overhanging branch Watch out for overhanging branches.

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branch noun [C] (RIVER/ROAD)

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

This branch of the river eventually empties into the Atlantic.

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branch noun [C] (BLOOD VESSEL)

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

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branch

verb [ I ]

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branch verb [I] (TREE)

to produce branches:

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

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branch verb [I] (SPLIT)

to divide into two:

The road branches at the bottom of the hill.

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Phrasal verbs

branch off
branch off something
branch out

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branch | American Dictionary

branch

noun [ C ]

/bræntʃ/

branch noun [C] (TREE PART)

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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.

branch noun [C] (PART)

a part of something larger:

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

A branch is one of the offices or groups that form part of a large business organization:

a local branch of the bank

branch

verb [ I ]

/bræntʃ/

branch verb [I] (SEPARATE)

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 .

Phrasal verb

branch out

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branch | Business English

branch

noun [ C ]

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COMMERCE

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

GOVERNMENT

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.

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Examples of branch

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For the arterial trunks, this is an easy matter, since the pattern of branching permits ready distinction of an aorta from a pulmonary trunk.

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The reaction rule edit represents the edition of any branch.

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Thus, an enormous block on a branch defined by a right endpoint can be essentially replaced by large subblocks corresponding to left endpoints.

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The former tries to delay some computations while the second drives different computations through a tree of branching paths.

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Three independent branches can be seen: degeneracy has been removed by breaking symmetry through displacement of one of the jets.

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The level of expression of the 6 isoform in the cells of the right bundle branch was always lower than that of the surrounding myocardium.

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Structural damage to each tree was recorded: trunk snap, branch damage, bark damage, or a leaning bole.

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Periods of maps on trees with all branching points fixed.

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A gap between sparsely and profusely branched trees was apparent.

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The data are means of the number of fruits formed on branches of three different trees.

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The practice of inferring the activity of either autonomic branch from heart rate alone is outdated and unlikely to be fruitful in the future.

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Unlike a quasi-judicial agency, this quasilegislative agency was neither independent of the executive, the judicial, nor the legislative branch, respectively.

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The sicula is not visible; one first-order branch divides quickly producing two second-order stipes with five and seven autothecae respectively.

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The notion of sectoral specialisation is supported by another branch of recent analysis which involves understanding differences in the characteristics of firm owners.

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The probability of different outcomes at each branch was derived from data collected during this programme.

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Collocations with branch

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axon branch

It has fewer terminal collaterals than axon branch 2 and the collaterals are short, unbranched processes with terminal boutons.

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branch of government

From the questions propounded by visitors one is convinced that too little is known of this branch of government service.

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branch of mathematics

Rather, they appear as a tacit code shared by practitioners of a given branch of mathematics.

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What is the pronunciation of branch?

Translations of branch

in Chinese (Traditional)

部分, 一部分, 支族，旁系…

Meaning of branch in English

branch noun [C] (PART)

branch noun [C] (TREE PART)

branch noun [C] (RIVER/ROAD)

branch noun [C] (BLOOD VESSEL)

branch verb [I] (TREE)

branch verb [I] (SPLIT)

Phrasal verbs

branch | American Dictionary

branch noun [C] (TREE PART)

branch noun [C] (PART)

branch verb [I] (SEPARATE)

Phrasal verb

branch | Business English

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