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bank run
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Noun1.bank run - the concerted action of depositors who try to withdraw their money from a bank because they think it will failbank run - the concerted action of depositors who try to withdraw their money from a bank because they think it will fail
bank withdrawal - the withdrawal of money from your account at a bank
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In fact, modern information and communications technology means we could have a run on a bank and hardly be aware of it.
International rules needed on banking by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
Mr Osborne said Mr Darling had dithered over the Northern Rock crisis - the first run on a bank in Britain since Victorian times - and then been sidelined by Prime Minister and former chancellor Gordon Brown.
Darling angry at Tory claims by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)
Chancellor Alistair Darling wants to adopt the US-style safeguard to prevent another run on a bank.
Protection for bank customers by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
 
 
 
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