bank holiday
noun
1
British
: legal holiday
2
: a period when banks in general are closed often by government fiat
Examples of bank holiday in a Sentence
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Retail sales growth in the U.K. in May slowed to its lowest level in six months, with three bank holidays in the same month failing to convince shoppers to buy more, the latest sales-monitor report from the British Retail Consortium showed.
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Michael Susin, WSJ, 6 June 2023
The royal family has invited people to participate in other ways, either by attending community luncheons or by doing volunteer work as part of the Big Help Out on Monday, which has been declared a bank holiday.
—Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online, 7 May 2023
Helplines for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are open 9 a.m. to midnight weekdays and 4 p.m. to midnight weekends and bank holidays, every day of the year.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 20 Feb. 2023
In other words, banking hours and bank holidays won’t restrict when payments can be made and recorded.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 20 July 2023
The children's classmates can look forward to another school break with a bank holiday weekend, while the Wales siblings may play a part in the historic crowning ceremony.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2023
The fee will be rolled out on a trial basis mainly during spring bank holidays and summer weekends when the city is at its most crowded.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2023
Many native Londoners, meanwhile, step outside of town to take advantage of the multiple bank holiday weekends marking the month.
—Brad Japhe, Travel + Leisure, 18 Nov. 2023
The air traffic system’s meltdown, caused for a few hours on Aug. 28, 2023, clashed with one of the busiest travel days, falling on U.K.’s final bank holiday of the year.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2023
Michael Susin, WSJ, 6 June 2023
The royal family has invited people to participate in other ways, either by attending community luncheons or by doing volunteer work as part of the Big Help Out on Monday, which has been declared a bank holiday.
—Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online, 7 May 2023
Helplines for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are open 9 a.m. to midnight weekdays and 4 p.m. to midnight weekends and bank holidays, every day of the year.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 20 Feb. 2023
In other words, banking hours and bank holidays won’t restrict when payments can be made and recorded.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 20 July 2023
The children's classmates can look forward to another school break with a bank holiday weekend, while the Wales siblings may play a part in the historic crowning ceremony.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2023
The fee will be rolled out on a trial basis mainly during spring bank holidays and summer weekends when the city is at its most crowded.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2023
Many native Londoners, meanwhile, step outside of town to take advantage of the multiple bank holiday weekends marking the month.
—Brad Japhe, Travel + Leisure, 18 Nov. 2023
The air traffic system’s meltdown, caused for a few hours on Aug. 28, 2023, clashed with one of the busiest travel days, falling on U.K.’s final bank holiday of the year.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2023
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“Bank holiday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bank%20holiday. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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