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wildcat banking

wildcat banking noun: the issuance of paper currency in the United States by poorly capitalized state-chartered banks.

Noun

wildcat banking (uncountable)

  1. (historical) The issuance of paper currency in the United States by poorly capitalized state-chartered banks.

Questions about wildcat banking

What does wildcat banking mean?
Wildcat banking means the issuance of paper currency in the United States by poorly capitalized state-chartered banks.
What part of speech is wildcat banking?
Wildcat banking is a noun.

Words near wildcat banking in the dictionary

  1. wildcarded
  2. wildcarding
  3. wildcards
  4. wildcat
  5. wildcat bank
  6. wildcat banking
  7. wildcat banks
  8. wildcat cartridge
  9. wildcat cartridges
  10. wildcat currencies
  11. wildcat currency

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