noun
Meaning 1
Alternative letter-case form of bank holiday.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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noun
Alternative letter-case form of bank holiday.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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noun
A weekday, often a Monday, on which most businesses are closed, and granted to workers as a national holiday.
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Usage: Ireland, UK
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noun
A closure of banks in a jurisdiction to curtail or prevent a bank run.
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Usage: euphemistic
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noun
any of several weekdays when banks are closed; a legal holiday in Britain
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: legal holiday, national holiday, public holiday
History
Historically, a holiday, other than a public holiday, observed by the Bank of England.
Across languages
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