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bank holiday

–noun
1. a weekday on which banks are closed by law; legal holiday.
2. British. a secular day on which banks are closed, obligations then falling due being performable on the following secular day.

Origin:
1870–75
bank holiday  
n.  
  1. A day on which banks are legally closed.
  2. Chiefly British A legal holiday when banks are ordered to remain closed.

bank holiday

in the United Kingdom, any of several days designated as holidays by the Bank Holidays Act of 1871 and a supplementary act of 1875 for all the banks in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and Scotland. Although these days are not statutory public holidays, their observance is no longer limited to banks.

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Language Translation for : bank holiday
Spanish: día festivo,
German: der Bankfeiertag,
Japanese: 銀行休業日
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