bank holiday
noun
1
British
: legal holiday
2
: a period when banks in general are closed often by government fiat
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That estimate is based on processing times, allowing for Presidents’ Day, which is a federal and bank holiday.
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Here is what to know about the holiday as well as what major/bank holidays remain in 2024.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 11 Sep. 2024
President's Day is a bank holiday, so some organizations will likely be closed.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
There was no immediate comment from officials in Japan, where Friday was a bank holiday.
—Steve Kopack, NBC News, 3 Jan. 2025
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Here is what to know about the holiday as well as what major/bank holidays remain in 2024.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 11 Sep. 2024
President's Day is a bank holiday, so some organizations will likely be closed.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
There was no immediate comment from officials in Japan, where Friday was a bank holiday.
—Steve Kopack, NBC News, 3 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bank holiday
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“Bank holiday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bank%20holiday. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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