state bank

noun

1

: central bank

2

: a bank chartered by and operating under the laws of a state of the U.S.

Examples of state bank in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The following month, Hungarian authorities impounded a convoy of vehicles from Ukraine’s state bank that was transiting the country. —Kapil Komireddi, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2026

Ukraine has insisted the cash shipment was part of regular services between state banks, and strongly denied the money laundering allegations. —Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026

Indonesia moved to tighten export earnings rules for natural resource firms in December, requiring deposits in state banks, capping rupiah currency conversion, and limiting offshore transfers, to keep dollars onshore and support the rupiah. —Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 9 Mar. 2026

See how to use the state bank charters to create a direct financing for residential purchase. —Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1702, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for state bank

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

Legal Definition

state bank

see also:

bank