land bank
Americannoun
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a banking association that engages in the financing of transactions in real property, especially in agricultural land.
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a parcel or parcels of land or real estate held in trust, as for future development.
noun
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Etymology
Origin of land bank
First recorded in 1690–1700
Example Sentences
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Kennedy Lewis has given Dream Finders a highly confident letter in connection with land bank financing related to the proposed deal, Dream Finders said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026
Millrose Properties, a real estate investment trust, was spun off from Lennar and acts as a land bank for homebuilders.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2025
Samolet is Russia's No.1 developer by the size of the land bank.
From Reuters ● Nov. 29, 2021
Carttar says most properties in the land bank have been long abandoned.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 24, 2021
He founded a land bank which, according to contemporaries, was fairly successful and was united with that of John Briscoe in 1696.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" by Various
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