bank holiday
Americannoun
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bank holidays
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a weekday on which banks are closed by law; legal holiday.
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British. a secular day on which banks are closed, obligations then falling due being performable on the following secular day.
noun
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Etymology
Origin of bank holiday
First recorded in 1870–75
Example Sentences
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In 2023, a computer shutdown over the August bank holiday weekend caused chaos for 700,000 passengers.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Most of the UK is finally getting some rain, in time for the bank holiday weekend.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Overall, the late August bank holiday weekend looks set to be cooler, windier and wetter than the hot and dry conditions we've experienced for much of this record-breaking summer.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
If that is the case, England still have more than enough time to wrap up victory over the bank holiday weekend.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
They made the countryside hideous on bank holiday afternoons.
From Our Casualty, and Other Stories 1918 by George A. Birmingham
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