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bank holiday

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bank holiday
n.
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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bank holidaybank holiday - any of several weekdays when banks are closed; a legal holiday in Britain
legal holiday, national holiday, public holiday - authorized by law and limiting work or official business
Translations
bank holiday n (Brit) → giorno di festa civile (in cui le banche chiudono)
bank holiday n (Brit) → giorno di festa civile (in cui le banche chiudono)

bank holiday عطلة البنك den pracovního volna helligdag Feiertag αργία día festivo yleinen lomapäivä jour férié bankovni praznik festa nazionale 祝祭日 공휴일 officiële feestdag op een werkdag offentlig fridag dzień wolny od pracy feriado bancário, feriado nacional официальный нерабочий день, установленный законом allmän helgdag วันหยุดธนาคาร İngiltere’de bankaların kapalı olduğu tatil günü ngày nghỉ khi các ngân hàng đóng cửa 银行休假日


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A moonlight walk on a Bank Holiday, a little maudlin sentiment, and over you throw all your chances in life.
Encouraged by the practical outcome of Bert's negotiations with his brother, and by the fact that half the hiring-stock was out from Saturday to Monday, they decided to ignore the residuum of hiring-trade on Sunday and devote that day to much-needed relaxation and refreshment--to have, in fact, an unstinted good time, a beano on Whit Sunday and return invigorated to grapple with their difficulties and the Bank Holiday repairs on the Monday.
On either Easter Day or Bank Holiday, had I failed him, it had been his intention to make the best escape he could.
 
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