merchant bank
noun
a private banking firm engaged chiefly in investing in new issues of securities and in accepting bills of exchange in foreign trade.
merchant banker
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a word derived from
merchant bank.
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a word derived from
merchant banking.
merchant bankingnounthe business done by a merchant bank; the issuing of loans for commercial enterprises as a form of investment.
Example Sentences
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"I remember going to the Cheltenham races, and we were invited into a box and my father was talking to someone and he was a merchant banker," Felix says.
From Salon ● Nov. 19, 2022
The 63-year-old former tech entrepreneur, merchant banker and lawyer assumed the national leadership in September 2015, winning a party-room vote he said was necessary because his more conservative predecessor languished in opinion polls.
From Reuters ● Aug. 24, 2018
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, a former merchant banker with a personal fortune estimated at exceeding AU$200 million, said he had told Australia Post Chairman John Stanhope “that remuneration is too high.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 7, 2017
Turnbull, a 60-year-old former lawyer and merchant banker known for his moderate views, has long been considered Abbott's chief rival.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2015
Of merchant, banker, broker, every shade Am I; in fact, a Jack of every trade.
From Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 07, May 14, 1870 by Various
