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toxic bank

British  

noun

  1. another name for bad bank

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Then he made a disastrous bet on a toxic bank and in 2011 he lost control of his companies.

From The Guardian • Oct. 15, 2019

The Guardian has learned that the National Asset Management Agency, the toxic bank set up to cleanse the banks of all property and land loans, has a plan of action for non-performing hotels.

From The Guardian • Feb. 1, 2011

Photograph: Peter Muhly/AFP/Getty Images The former chief executive of 's "toxic bank", Anglo Irish, has applied for voluntary bankruptcy in the US.

From The Guardian • Oct. 14, 2010

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