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bank holiday

noun

  1. a weekday on which banks are closed by law; legal holiday.
  2. British. a secular day on which banks are closed, obligations then falling due being performable on the following secular day.


bank holiday

noun

  1. (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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