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monobank

monobank noun: a single financial institution that combines the functions of a central bank and a deposit bank.

Noun

monobank (plural monobanks)

  1. A single financial institution that combines the functions of a central bank and a deposit bank.
    • The monobank[…]is the sole source of short-term credit, as the extension of direct interenterprise (“commercial”) credit is forbidden.1970, Morris Bornstein, Daniel Roland Fusfeld, R. D. Irwin, The Soviet Economy: A Book of Readings, →OCLC, page 146
    • However, this accounting change did not mean a decentralization or even a “marketization” of the investment process, as financial sources were simply channelled through the monobank rather than through the budget.1992 October 26, Bernard S. Katz, Libby Rittenberg, The Economic Transformation of Eastern Europe: Views from Within, Bloomsbury Academic, →ISBN, page 78

Forms of monobank

pluralmonobanks

Origin of monobank

mono- + bank

Questions about monobank

What does monobank mean?
Monobank means a single financial institution that combines the functions of a central bank and a deposit bank.
What part of speech is monobank?
Monobank is a noun.
What is the plural of monobank?
The plural of monobank is monobanks.

Words near monobank in the dictionary

  1. monoballism
  2. monoballismus
  3. monoband
  4. monobander
  5. monobanders
  6. monobank
  7. monobanks
  8. monobaramin
  9. monobaraminic
  10. monobaramins
  11. monobaric

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