Phrase guide

bank run

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An event where many depositors of one or more banks withdraw money from their bank accounts within a short time, causing the banks concerned to become unstable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

the concerted action of depositors who try to withdraw their money from a bank because they think it will fail

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: bank withdrawal

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: банкаўская паніка (bankawskaja panika) — mass withdrawal of bank deposits
  • Chinese Cantonese: 擠提 /挤提 (zai1 tai4) — mass withdrawal of bank deposits
  • Chinese Mandarin: 擠兌 /挤兑 (jǐduì) — mass withdrawal of bank deposits
  • Dutch: bankrun — mass withdrawal of bank deposits
  • Estonian: pangajooks — mass withdrawal of bank deposits
  • Finnish: talletuspako — mass withdrawal of bank deposits
  • French: panique bancaire — mass withdrawal of bank deposits
  • French: ruée bancaire — mass withdrawal of bank deposits
  • Georgian: საბანკო პანიკა (sabanḳo ṗaniḳa) — mass withdrawal of bank deposits
  • German: Bankansturm — mass withdrawal of bank deposits
  • German: Bankensturm — mass withdrawal of bank deposits
  • German: Schaltersturm — mass withdrawal of bank deposits
  • Hungarian: bankpánik — mass withdrawal of bank deposits
  • Hungarian: bankroham — mass withdrawal of bank deposits
  • Icelandic: bankaáhlaup — mass withdrawal of bank deposits
  • Icelandic: úttektarfár — mass withdrawal of bank deposits
  • Macedonian: банкарска криза (bankarska kriza) — mass withdrawal of bank deposits
  • Polish: panika bankowa — mass withdrawal of bank deposits
  • Russian: банковская паника (bankovskaja panika) — mass withdrawal of bank deposits
  • Spanish: pánico bancario — mass withdrawal of bank deposits
  • Spanish: estampida bancaria — mass withdrawal of bank deposits
  • Swedish: bankrusning — mass withdrawal of bank deposits
  • Swedish: uttagsanstormning — mass withdrawal of bank deposits
  • Ukrainian: набіг на банк (nabih na bank) — mass withdrawal of bank deposits