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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
1870–75
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| bank holiday | |
| —n | |
| (in Britain) any of several weekdays on which banks are closed by law and which are observed as national holidays | |
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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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