land bank

noun

1. a banking association that engages in the financing of transactions in real property, especially in agricultural land.

2. a parcel or parcels of land or real estate held in trust, as for future development.

land bank

noun

1. a bank that issues banknotes on the security of property

Other Word Forms

• land banking noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of land bank¹

First recorded in 1690–1700