land bank
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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
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You mean that you want to buy the land through the land-bank.
Fruits of CultureLeo 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
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