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bad banks

bad banks is the plural of bad bank.

Meaning of bad bank

Noun

bad bank (plural bad banks)

  1. A bank created to specialize in the ownership of defaulted loans and their collection.
    • And Grant Street National Bank, as the bad bank is called, ... The bad bank and its 75 workout specialists proved adept at unloading sorry loans1992, Business Week
    Synonyms:
    collection bank

Questions about bad banks

What is bad banks the plural of?
Bad banks is the plural of bad bank.

Words near bad banks in the dictionary

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  4. bad baby
  5. bad bank
  6. bad banks
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  10. Bad Bentheim
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