commercial bank
noun
: a bank organized chiefly to handle the everyday financial transactions of businesses (as through demand deposit accounts and short-term commercial loans)
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The federal funds rate is the target interest rate at which commercial banks borrow and lend their extra reserves to one another overnight.
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2024
Money And Messaging The RBA’s paper explores the merits of a retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) in Australia, focusing on the extent to which consumers would value having access to a digital form of money that is even safer and potentially more private than commercial bank deposits.
—David G.w. Birch, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
In recent weeks, the country has unveiled a raft of stimulus measures, including freeing commercial banks to lend more money and making borrowing cheaper.
—Chris Lau, CNN, 12 Oct. 2024
Like most credit cards, this particular store card is sponsored by a big commercial bank.
—Ivan Illan, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2024
Money And Messaging The RBA’s paper explores the merits of a retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) in Australia, focusing on the extent to which consumers would value having access to a digital form of money that is even safer and potentially more private than commercial bank deposits.
—David G.w. Birch, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
In recent weeks, the country has unveiled a raft of stimulus measures, including freeing commercial banks to lend more money and making borrowing cheaper.
—Chris Lau, CNN, 12 Oct. 2024
Like most credit cards, this particular store card is sponsored by a big commercial bank.
—Ivan Illan, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Commercial bank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commercial%20bank. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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