bank holiday
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Bank Holiday¹
noun Bank Holidays
- Alternative letter-case form of bank holiday
bank holiday²
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Historically, a holiday, other than a public holiday, observed by the Bank of England.
noun bank holidays · Bank Holiday · bank-holiday
- A weekday, often a Monday, on which most businesses are closed, and granted to workers as a national holiday. On a bank holiday weekend.
- A closure of banks in a jurisdiction to curtail or prevent a bank run.
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noun a weekday granted to workers as a national holiday
| Español | fiesta nacional |
|---|---|
| Français | jour férié |
| Deutsch | Feiertag |
| Ελληνικά | αργία argía |
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