land bank

noun

a banking association that engages in the financing of transactions in real property, especially in agricultural land.
a parcel or parcels of land or real estate held in trust, as for future development.

Origin of land bank

First recorded in 1690–1700

Related formsland banking, noun

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Historical Examples of land bank

You mean that you want to buy the land through the land-bank.
Fruits of Culture
Leo Tolstoy
All the funds for this year proved defective: the land-bank failed, and the national bank sustained a rude shock in its credit.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.II.
Tobias Smollett

British Dictionary definitions for land bank

land bank

noun

a bank that issues banknotes on the security of property

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