green bank
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of green bank
First recorded in 1990–95, for an earlier sense; 2005–10, for the current sense
Example Sentences
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The green bank — modeled after similar banks established in states such as Connecticut, New York and California — is expected to unlock billions of dollars in private investment, Regan and other officials said.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 14, 2023
That fund will serve as a national green bank and is expected to distribute funding to existing green banks throughout the country.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 9, 2023
It would create a Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator, essentially a green bank for lending money, 40 percent of which would go to “disadvantaged communities,” the administration’s framework said.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 28, 2021
New York, for instance, is trying to nurture energy innovation on a small scale through a state "green bank" that helps companies bring riskier new technologies to market.
From New York Times ● Sep. 20, 2017
At nightfall he brought them to his ent-house: nothing more than a mossy stone set upon turves under a green bank.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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