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commercial bank

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noun
  1. a bank specializing in checking accounts and short-term loans.

Origin of commercial bank

First recorded in 1905–10
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British Dictionary definitions for commercial bank

commercial bank

noun
  1. a bank primarily engaged in making short-term loans from funds deposited in current accounts
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