bank holiday
Use Bank holiday in a sentencebank 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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Example sentences
The key elements of the bank holiday he has announced.
However, if you designate a weekend or bank holiday, the payment will be withdrawn the next business day.
Hordes of weekend tourists descend, especially in summertime and on bank holiday weekends.
If the tax payment is due on bank holiday or a weekend, the payment is due the next business day.
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