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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.
bank holiday
noun
- (in Britain) any of several weekdays on which banks are closed by law and which are observed as national holidays
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of bank holiday1
First recorded in 1870–75
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The assault was broadcast live on three channels on 5 May - a bank holiday.
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Her friend joked: "Tomorrow should be a bank holiday, we deserve it."
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One park-keeper was heard to grumble it was "like a great big bank holiday scene".
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An estimated 32,500 properties in the Hastings area were left without water over the bank holiday weekend after a mains pipe located in remote woodland burst.
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Held over each August bank holiday, the display of costumes, dancing and music attracts about two million revellers.
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