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)
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Cuellar, 69, won reelection in 2024 after he and his wife were indicted on federal money laundering, bribery and conspiracy charges for allegedly accepting $600,000 in bribes from an Azerbaijan energy company and a Mexican commercial bank, per the Associated Press.
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Daniel S. Levine, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
As one example, in 1973 a consortium of major commercial banks agreed to transfer funds electronically, opening the door to today’s enormous fast-moving global banking system.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
This starts with getting commercial banks into the ecosystem, identifying the key components for integration, developing a seamless business process workflow, refitting existing operational teams and platforms, establishing a risk and compliance framework, and more.
—David Parker, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Attracting a broad spectrum of co-investors, from nonprofit and for-profit foundations to commercial banks, can help leaders unlock new sources of funding for sustainable solutions for the aging sector while managing risk for investors.
—Sarita Mohanty, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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Daniel S. Levine, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
As one example, in 1973 a consortium of major commercial banks agreed to transfer funds electronically, opening the door to today’s enormous fast-moving global banking system.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
This starts with getting commercial banks into the ecosystem, identifying the key components for integration, developing a seamless business process workflow, refitting existing operational teams and platforms, establishing a risk and compliance framework, and more.
—David Parker, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Attracting a broad spectrum of co-investors, from nonprofit and for-profit foundations to commercial banks, can help leaders unlock new sources of funding for sustainable solutions for the aging sector while managing risk for investors.
—Sarita Mohanty, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for commercial bank
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“Commercial bank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commercial%20bank. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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