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Meaning of "bank holiday" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BANK HOLIDAY

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BANK HOLIDAY

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Bank holiday is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BANK HOLIDAY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

bank holiday

Bank holiday

A bank holiday is a public holiday in the United Kingdom, Commonwealth countries, other European countries such as Switzerland, and a colloquialism for a public holiday in Ireland. There is no automatic right to time off on these days, although banks close and the majority of the working population is granted time off work or extra pay for working on these days, depending on their contract. The first official bank holidays were the four days named in the Bank Holidays Act 1871, but today the term is colloquially used for public holidays which are not officially bank holidays, for example Good Friday and Christmas Day.

Definition of bank holiday in the English dictionary

The definition of bank holiday in the dictionary is any of several weekdays on which banks are closed by law and which are observed as national holidays.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BANK HOLIDAY

bank card
bank charges
bank clerk
bank deposit
bank discount
bank draft
bank engine
Bank for International Settlements
Bank Giro
Bank Giro Credit
bank loan
bank manager
Bank of England
bank on
bank raid
bank rate
bank robber
bank robbery
bank statement
bank transfer

WORDS THAT END LIKE BANK HOLIDAY

activity holiday
adventure holiday
boating holiday
busman´s holiday
cycling holiday
federal holiday
Friday
general holiday
half holiday
holiday
legal holiday
national holiday
package holiday
payment holiday
public holiday
Roman holiday
skiing holiday
statutory holiday
tax holiday
walking holiday
working holiday

Synonyms and antonyms of bank holiday in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bank holiday» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BANK HOLIDAY

Find out the translation of bank holiday to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bank holiday from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bank holiday» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

法定休假日
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

día festivo
570 millions of speakers

English

bank holiday
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बैंक अवकाश
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

عُطْلَةُ البَنْك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

банковские каникулы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

feriado nacional
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ব্যাংক ছুটির দিন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

jour férié
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Percutian bank
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Feiertag
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

祝祭日
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

공휴일
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bank liburan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngày nghỉ lễ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வங்கி விடுமுறை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बँक सुट्टी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

resmi tatil
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

festa nazionale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dzień wolny od pracy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

офіційний вихідний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sărbătoare legală
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αργία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bank vakansie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

allmän helgdag
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

offentlig fridag
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bank holiday

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BANK HOLIDAY»

The term «bank holiday» is quite widely used and occupies the 37.071 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BANK HOLIDAY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «bank holiday» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «bank holiday» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bank holiday

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BANK HOLIDAY»

Discover the use of bank holiday in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bank holiday and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Bankers' Magazine
promissory notes which are due and payablo on any such bank holiday shall bo payable, and in caso of non-payment may be noted and protested, on the next following day, and not on such bank holiday ; and any such noting or protest shall  ...
2
Prelude to Panic: The Story of the Bank Holiday
Examines The Events Which Precipitated The President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Bank Holiday Of March 1933.
Lawrence Sullivan, 2012
3
An August Bank Holiday Lark
Through the lens of traditional rural life, the play follows the stories of the people of the village and witnesses their personal transitions from exuberance to touching naivety as they manage their loss with courage and humanity.
Deborah McAndrew, 2014
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The Public general statutes: passed in the ... years of the ...
Day appointed for bank holiday may be altered by Order in Council. Exercise of powers conferred by sections 4 and 5 in Ireland by Lord Lieutenant. Show title. valid as if made on the day on which the bill or note was made due and payable;  ...
5
Working-Class Organisations and Popular Tourism, 1840-1970
Soon after the end of the war the National Joint Advisory Council of the Ministry of Labour and National Service had held discussions on the possibility of changing the date of the August bank holiday from the beginning to the end of the month, ...
Susan Barton, 2005
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The Federal Reserve System: An Encyclopedia
BANK HOLIDAY OF 1933 federal authorities seemed frozen into inaction, state banking authorities moved to quell the tide of bank failures. In November I932, the governor of Nevada declared a statewide bank holiday, a time when all banks ...
RIK HAFER, 2005
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British Civilization: A Student's Dictionary
Bank holiday (society) An official state or public holiday on a weekday (not Saturday or Sunday) when most public facilities and offices, shops and factories are closed. The current bank holidays in england and wales are New Year's Day (or ...
John Oakland, 2013
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Marketing Communications in Tourism and Hospitality
Thomas Cook's campaign calling for an extra UK bank holiday has hit the streets with its teams donning uniforms and megaphone calling for support. The electioneering team has issued a call to Brits to sign up to its petition, which now has ...
Scott McCabe, 2010
9
Leslie Rowles Driver: The Fruitful Prince
Four thousand banks failed during this year alone.509 On February 14 the governor of Michigan proclaimed a bank holiday.510 Within three weeks half the states, including Tennessee511 and Virginia, followed suit.5lz Reflecting the loyalty of ...
Russell Cherrington Driver, 2002
10
A Dictionary of British Institutions: A Students' Guide
There are some different bank holidays in Scotland (such as August Bank Holiday on the first Monday in August) and Northern Ireland. Bank of England, the (BE) (finance) The central national bank of England and Wales, situated in the City (of ...
John Oakland, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BANK HOLIDAY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bank holiday is used in the context of the following news items.
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Greek Bank Holiday Extended Until July 8 | GreekReporter.com
Greek banks will be closed until Wednesday, July 8, after a meeting among Greece's banks and the Greek Finance Ministry led to the decision ... «Greek Reporter, Jul 15»
2
Greece Extends Bank Holiday, Capital Controls Through …
Greece's creditors are turning up the heat on Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to devise a plan to stay in the euro, as banknotes become more ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
3
Will easyJet bosses return to talks with union to avoid bank holiday
EasyJet bosses were urged to return to pay talks to avert a summer strike by cabin crew. Industrial action could cause holiday chaos as a strike ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
4
Greece extends bank holiday, capital controls through Wednesday …
Greece extends bank holiday, capital controls through Wednesday. From @World_First · Read Full Story at @World_First. BREAKING. «Forex Factory, Jul 15»
5
Greek banks to stay closed at least until Friday: bankers
"The bank holiday will be extended until Friday or next Monday," one senior banker told Reuters. The decree expires on Monday and the ... «Yahoo Finance UK, Jul 15»
6
Greek bank holiday extended through Wednesday - fastFT: Market …
Dimitris Mardas, deputy finance minister, said on Monday that the country's bank holiday was being extended through Tuesday and ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
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Eurozone struggles to find joint response to Greek referendum …
... throes of financial collapse. Greece's bank holiday and the rationing of ATM withdrawals to €60 a day was extended until at least Thursday. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
8
Capital Controls and a Bank Holiday in Greece… Here's How You …
A bank holiday usually dovetails with capital controls, which are restrictions on the free flow of money out of the country. Capital controls make it ... «CountingPips, Jul 15»
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Vigilance advised this bank holiday weekend
Gardaí in Carrick-on-Shannon have advised those who intend on getting out and about this bank holiday weekend to both plan their journeys ... «Leitrim Observer, Jun 15»
10
Are Banks Open on the 4th of July, 2015? | GOBankingRates
Even though many agencies and offices will close early on Friday in recognition of Independence Day, July 3 is not a bank holiday and most ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»

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