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bank holidayenUK
bank holidayn.1. A day on which banks are legally closed.2. Chiefly British A legal holiday when banks are ordered to remain closed.bank holiday n (in Britain) any of several weekdays on which banks are closed by law and which are observed as national holidays bank′ hol`iday
n. a weekday on which banks are closed. [1870–75] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  bank holiday - any of several weekdays when banks are closed; a legal holiday in Britainlegal holiday, national holiday, public holiday - authorized by law and limiting work or official business |
Translationsbank2 (bӕŋk) noun1. a place where money is lent or exchanged, or put for safety and/or to acquire interest. He has plenty of money in the bank; I must go to the bank today. 銀行 银行2. a place for storing other valuable material. A blood bank. 儲存庫 库 verb to put into a bank. He banks his wages every week. 把錢存入銀行 把钱存入银行ˈbanker noun a person who owns or manages a bank. 銀行業者或主管 银行家bank book a book recording money deposited in, or withdrawn from, a bank. 銀行存摺 银行存折banker's card (also cheque card) a card issued by a bank guaranteeing payment of the holder's cheques. 銀行信用卡 信用卡bank holiday a day on which banks are closed (and which is often also a public holiday). 國定假日 公假日，法定假日 ˈbank-note noun a piece of paper issued by a bank, used as money. 鈔票，紙鈔 钞票bank on to rely on. Don't bank on me – I'll probably be late. 指望 指望Bank HolidayenUK
Bank HolidayVariousIn England there are typically six "bank holidays"—weekdays when the banks are closed for business: New Year's Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Early May Bank Holidays, Spring Bank Holiday (in late May), August (or Summer) Bank Holiday, Christmas, and Boxing Day. These official public holidays were established by law in 1871 and are traditionally spent at local fairgrounds.
In the United States, the Great Depression of 1929 had caused many people to withdraw their savings, and the banks had trouble meeting the demand. In February 1933 the Detroit banks failed and this caused a country-wide panic. President Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaimed his first full day in office (March 6, 1933) a national "Bank Holiday" to help save the country's banking system. The "holiday" actually lasted 10 days, during which "scrip" (paper currency in denominations of less than a dollar) temporarily replaced real money in many American households.
SOURCES:
AnnivHol-2000, pp. 91, 146
DictDays-1988, pp. 6, 8
MedicalSeebankLegalSeeBankBank HolidayenUK
Bank HolidayThe term for a public holiday in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. As the term implies, banks are closed on bank holidays, as are many other businesses. Employees who work on bank holidays often are paid extra. Bank holidays may or may not coincide with cultural or religious festivals.AcronymsSeeBHbank holidayenUK
Words related to bank holidaynoun any of several weekdays when banks are closedRelated Words- legal holiday
- national holiday
- public holiday
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