What does "commercial bank" mean?

A bank whose chief business is accepting demand deposits and making short-term loans.

Commercial bank

Common synonyms include: bank, clearing house, depository, full service bank, savings and loan association, trust company.

noun

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Noun

1
A bank whose chief business is accepting demand deposits and making short-term loans.
2
a financial institution that accepts demand deposits and makes loans and provides other services for the public wordnet