noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A bank which issues notes based on the security of landed property.

   "To establish a current circulating credit upon any Land-bank […] has hitherto proved difficult."

2. 2
   An area of land held in reserve by a house-building firm.

Example

More examples

"To establish a current circulating credit upon any Land-bank […] has hitherto proved difficult."

Etymology

From land + bank.

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