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

Example Sentences

Boyle will present You Are Here, which will take place over the May Day bank holiday weekend.

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"The recent bank holiday weekend provided an illustration of volatile public sentiment on this topic on social media," Wareing said.

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Earlier this month Wales recorded its hottest August bank holiday on record, with a Flintshire village confirmed as the UK's warmest spot.

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It usually takes place over the August bank holiday weekend at Boucher Playing Fields in south Belfast and attracts crowds of about 40,000 dance music fans each day.

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About 7,000 officers are being deployed across the capital over the bank holiday weekend to police the carnival.

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