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state bank

American

noun

a bank chartered by a state and operated under the banking laws of that state.

state bank British

noun

(in the US) a commercial bank incorporated under a State charter and not required to be a member of the Federal Reserve System Compare national bank

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Etymology

Origin of state bank

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15

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state bank

State-controlled oil producer Petrobras rises 6% in local currency and state bank Banco do Brasil is up 11%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Bowman, a former community banker and state bank commissioner who generally favors a more hands-off approach to supervision, said certain post-2008-09 financial crisis banking restrictions led to private credit expanding outside of banking.

From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026

Donors would buy bonds from the state bank anonymously and then pass them on to politicians.

From New York Times ● Mar. 15, 2024

Ivan Nosov, head of the Indian branch of Russia's top state bank Sberbank, said Russian exporters will have to help India to increase its exports.

From Reuters ● Nov. 27, 2023

The burning points of controversy were the magyarization of the Hungarian regiments and the question of the separate state bank.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" by Various

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