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Bank holiday   /bæŋk hˈɑlədˌeɪ/   Listen
Bank holiday

noun
1.
Any of several weekdays when banks are closed; a legal holiday in Britain.





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"Bank holiday" Quotes from Famous Books



... luggage they bring," said the mate, slowly refilling his pipe. "What they want with it all I can't think. As soon as my old woman makes up her mind to come for a trip, tomorrow being Bank Holiday, an' she being in the mind for a outing, what does she do?' Goes down Commercial Road and buys a bonnet ...
— Sea Urchins • W. W. Jacobs
... Pamphlett, knowing there must be War, had clean forgotten the Ejectment Order, until Nicky-Nan inopportunely reminded him of it; and in his forgetfulness, being testy with overwork, had threatened execution on Monday—which would be the 3rd: August Bank Holiday, and ...
— Nicky-Nan, Reservist • Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch (Q)


Words linked to "Bank holiday" :   legal holiday, national holiday, public holiday


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