national bank

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
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To national bank

00:10

00:09

00:08

00:07

00:06

00:05

00:04

00:03

00:02

00:01

National bank is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
Collins
World English Dictionary
national bank
 
n
1.  Compare state bank (in the US) a commercial bank incorporated under a Federal charter and legally required to be a member of the Federal Reserve System
2.  a bank owned and operated by a government

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT