commercial bank

noun

: a bank organized chiefly to handle the everyday financial transactions of businesses (as through demand deposit accounts and short-term commercial loans)

Examples of commercial bank in a Sentence

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For example, the average APR for a two-year personal loan from a commercial bank was 11.66% in February, according to the Federal Reserve. Ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 5 July 2025 But, mostly people used paper banknotes, issued by private commercial banks. Nathan Lewis, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025 In addition to running a large brokerage and investment banking operation, the company owns Chase Bank, one of the largest commercial banks in the U.S. John Dorfman, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025 One key feature is that while the commercial bank loans required personal guarantees, the private credit did not. Bruce Werner, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for commercial bank

Word History

First Known Use

1910, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of commercial bank was in 1910

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“Commercial bank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commercial%20bank. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

commercial bank

noun
: a bank that accepts deposits that can be withdrawn without notice and creates credit through loans mainly to businesses

Legal Definition

commercial bank

see bank

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