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national bank

–noun
1. a bank chartered by the U.S. government and formerly authorized to issue notes that served as money.
2. a bank owned and administered by the government, as in some European countries.

Origin:
1780–90, Americanism
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national bank  
n.  
  1. A bank in a system of federally chartered privately owned banks in the United States, each required by law to be an investing member of its district Federal Reserve Bank and insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

  2. A bank associated with national finances and usually owned or controlled by a government.

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Main Entry: national bank
see BANK
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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