bank holiday

noun

1. a weekday on which banks are closed by law; legal holiday.
2. British. a secular day on which banks are closed, obligations then falling due being performable on the following secular day.

bank holiday

noun

1. (in Britain) any of several weekdays on which banks are closed by law and which are observed as national holidays

Word History and Origins

Origin of bank holiday¹

First recorded in 1870–75