commercial bank

American  

noun

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

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commercial bank British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of commercial bank

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

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commercial bank

She moved from a role inside the commercial bank to a more prestigious one inside the investment bank, bridging a cultural divide inside the company that CEO Jamie Dimon has long been focused on.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026

Notably, Affirm is moving to become an industrial loan company rather than a commercial bank.

From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026

The deal will make the Madrid-headquartered firm the tenth largest retail and commercial bank in the U.S. by assets, and the fifth largest by deposits in the Northeast.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 4, 2026

Business Secretary Peter Kyle said the loan, from a commercial bank, would protect jobs in the West Midlands, Merseyside and across the UK.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2025

In the past few years, more than 700 state enterprises have been privatized, including the country's largest commercial bank and a number of sizable manufacturing firms.

From The 1998 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency