bank holiday


noun

a weekday on which banks are closed by law; legal holiday.
British. a secular day on which banks are closed, obligations then falling due being performable on the following secular day.

Origin of bank holiday

First recorded in 1870–75

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British Dictionary definitions for bank holiday

bank holiday

noun

(in Britain) any of several weekdays on which banks are closed by law and which are observed as national holidays