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bank holiday definition

bank holiday

  1. any weekday on which banks are closed, as for a legal holiday
  2. any period during which banks are closed by government order, as during a financial crisis
  3. Brit. any of several legal holidays, usually on a Monday, when banks, schools, etc. are closed

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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