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You’ll need to visit a branch to open a business account if you don’t have an existing relationship with the bank.

B2

Sentence

Narrator

You’ll need to visit a branch to open a business account if you don’t have an existing relationship with the bank.

Study notes

How to use in different contexts

Giving Instructions

To open a business account, you must visit a branch if you're not an existing customer.

Providing Information

For new business customers, a branch visit is required to open an account.

Responding to a Question

If you don't bank with us already, you'll need to go to a branch to set up a business account.

Explaining a Policy

Our policy requires a branch visit for business account applications from non-existing customers.

Rephrased versions

Formal

A visit to a branch is necessary to establish a business account if you lack a pre-existing banking relationship.

Casual

You gotta go to a branch to open a business account if you're not already a customer.

Simpler English

If you don't already bank here, you need to visit a branch to open a business account.

Phrases to learn

business account

A bank account specifically for business transactions.

existing relationship

A pre-established connection or association.