trading bank
trading bank noun: a commercial bank whose chief business is accepting deposits and making loans.
Noun
trading bank (plural trading banks)
- A commercial bank whose chief business is accepting deposits and making loans.
- The main business of the trading banks comprises the following: 1. The acceptance of deposits either for a fixed term, in which case interest is paid, or on an "on demand" basis; i.e., current accounts on which no interest is paid unless the account is operated by a non-trading organisation. 2. The...1966, Robert John Familton, “The Trading Banks”, in An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand
- Trading banks mainly financed business and provided cheque accounts for individuals, while savings banks were restricted largely to lending to individuals.2010 February 26, David Tripe, “Banking and finance – Banking and finance to 1984”, in Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand
Forms of trading bank
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Questions about trading bank
- What does trading bank mean?
- Trading bank means a commercial bank whose chief business is accepting deposits and making loans.
- What part of speech is trading bank?
- Trading bank is a noun.
- What is the plural of trading bank?
- The plural of trading bank is trading banks.
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