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Bank holiday

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative letter-case form of bank holiday. alt-of
  2. 2
    A weekday, often a Monday, on which most businesses are closed, and granted to workers as a national holiday. Ireland, UK

    "On a bank holiday weekend."

  3. 3
    any of several weekdays when banks are closed; a legal holiday in Britain wordnet
  4. 4
    A closure of banks in a jurisdiction to curtail or prevent a bank run. euphemistic

Etymology

Historically, a holiday, other than a public holiday, observed by the Bank of England.

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