state bank
noun
a bank chartered by a state and operated under the banking laws of that state.
Words nearby state bank
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Origin of state bank
An Americanism dating back to 1805–15
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Examples from the Web for state bank
Slight differences between the requirements for trust-company reserves and those for state-bank reserves are chiefly of two kinds.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur PhillipsWhether or not any further legislation is advisable for the suppression of State-bank issues it will be for Congress to determine.
A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents: Lincoln|Compiled by James D. RichardsonI am against State-bank bankruptcy, and all sorts of bankruptcy whatever.
Presidential Candidates:|D. W. Bartlett
British Dictionary definitions for state bank
state bank
noun
(in the US) a commercial bank incorporated under a State charter and not required to be a member of the Federal Reserve SystemCompare national bank
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