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noun British Finance.
a private banking firm engaged chiefly in investing in new issues of securities and in accepting bills of exchange in foreign trade.
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Origin of merchant bank
First recorded in 1900–05
OTHER WORDS FROM merchant bank
merchant banker, nounmerchant banking, nounWords nearby merchant bank
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How to use merchant bank in a sentence
I have a relationship with an existing investor in the organization and I’m also a senior advisor to a merchant bank that has been advising Andbox.
British Dictionary definitions for merchant bank
merchant bank
noun
(in Britain) a financial institution engaged primarily in accepting foreign bills, advising companies on flotations and takeovers, underwriting new issues, hire-purchase finance, making long-term loans to companies, and managing investment portfolios, funds, and trusts
Derived forms of merchant bank
merchant banker, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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