land bank

American  

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.

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land bank British  

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• land banking
  noun

Etymology

Origin of land bank

First recorded in 1690–1700

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

land bank

In Lennar’s land banking arrangement with Millrose Properties, the internal land bank it spun off last year, the land is cross-collateralized into pools.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026

The company effectively acts as a land bank for homebuilders.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2025

The lands from this transaction will be set aside in the department’s land bank.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 8, 2023

Indeed, outer edges of lots around malls are now being regarded as a kind of land bank for future development.

From New York Times ● Mar. 7, 2023

As a rule the farmer can borrow money from the land bank only by being a member of a local "national farm loan association."

From Community Civics and Rural Life by Dunn, Arthur William