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

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Etymology

Origin of land bank

First recorded in 1690–1700

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Example Sentences

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land bank

The brokerage maintains the stock’s hold rating, but raises the target price to S$0.062 from S$0.047 to reflect the underlying values of the healthcare services provider’s land bank in Johor, Malaysia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026

The company effectively 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

In the last two years, the land bank has sold more than 100 properties.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 19, 2021

Thus in 1740 there was fierce excitement in Massachusetts over a quarrel between the governor and the legislature about the famous "silver bank" and "land bank."

From The War of Independence by John Fiske

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