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

Recent Examples on the Web

What to watch: Malik, a source said, is eyeing more investments in the finance space, such as a commercial bank or insurance company, to continue to support his portfolio of conservative upstarts. —Sara Fischer, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025

The initiative spans seven countries, including the US, and several central banks and dozens of commercial banks are participating. —David Parker, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025

The Asian Development Bank and commercial banks like HSBC and Citigroup also have a positive outlook for the region. —Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 16 Jan. 2025

Supply and demand among commercial banks is an underestimated driving factor of the ultimate interest rates on commercial real estate loans. —Remy Raisner, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1910, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for commercial bank

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

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: a bank that accepts deposits that can be withdrawn without notice and creates credit through loans mainly to businesses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