national bank

noun

1

: central bank

2

: a bank operating under federal charter and supervision

Examples of national bank in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Connecticut has joined a coalition of states suing over federal rules that protect national banks from state laws dictating how interest generated by mortgage escrow accounts is used. — P.r. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026

That’s less than many of the high-yield savings accounts offered by regional and national banks. — Michael Foster, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

In the transition letter to Coloradans, customer service hours were given in Eastern Time because not a single person in this national bank could take the five seconds required to translate Eastern Time to Mountain Time. — Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 6 July 2026

Since Independence Day is a federal holiday, most branches of national banks such as Bank of America, Wells Fargo and CitiBank, among others, will be closed on July 4. — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 2 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1736, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for national bank

• antitank
• interbank
• riverbank
• banc
• blank
• clank
• crank
• dank
• drank
• flank
• franc
• hank

Kids Definition

national bank

noun

: a commercial bank organized under laws passed by Congress and chartered by the federal government

Legal Definition

national bank

see also:

bank