commercial bank
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of commercial bank
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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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
It also continued to grow its coast-to-coast consumer and commercial bank, which today has $1.96 trillion in deposits, second only to JPMorgan Chase.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
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
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