bank paper

noun

1. drafts, bills, and acceptances payable by banks.

2. commercial paper that may be discounted in a bank.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bank paper¹

First recorded in 1780–90

Example Sentences

The $100 billion included in a World Bank paper drafted for shareholders would come on top of measures approved in April that will boost the bank's lending to developing countries by up to $50 billion.

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A European Central Bank paper last year urged greater clarity in how those risks were being built into credit ratings.

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In addition to damaged infrastructure, each day of flooding in Kinshasa costs households a combined $1.2 million due to the large-scale transport disruption, according to a 2020 World Bank paper.

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It is also true that doing nothing could lead to inflation: a European Central Bank paper last year warned of food and commodity price rises from extreme weather events and the land shortages being caused by desertification and rising sea levels.

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Climate change will drive up to 132 million more people into extreme poverty by 2030, a World Bank paper last year concluded.

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