national bank

noun

1
2
: a bank operating under federal charter and supervision

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At the same time, the EU could more stringently regulate and guarantee the solvency of national banks, thereby decoupling them from national governments. Andrew Moravcsik, Foreign Affairs, 17 Oct. 2016 Our methodology To determine which brick-and-mortar checking accounts offer the most convenience, CNBC Select compared dozens of checking accounts offered by the largest national banks and credit unions. Cnbc Select, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2024 By 1999, four major national banks—the Agricultural Bank of China, the Bank of China, the China Construction Bank, and the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China—were technically insolvent. Zhiwu Chen, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2015 Property damage from floods, wind, storm surges, hail, or wildfires threatens a collective $2.4 billion across nearly 200 national banks, averaging 1.5% of these banks’ total portfolio value, according to First Street. Irina Ivanova, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for national bank 

Word History

First Known Use

1736, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of national bank was in 1736

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“National bank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/national%20bank. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

national bank

noun
: a commercial bank organized under laws passed by Congress and chartered by the federal government

Legal Definition

national bank

see bank

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