state bank

noun

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

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Although the May 2025 guidance only covers federal banks, state banks often look to federal guidance to determine their acceptable risk profile. Joshua Garcia, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025 Lending by state banks is also financing a boom in corporate research and development. Keith Bradsher, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025 The fundraising, which aims to boost the banks’ core Tier-1 capital, comes after Chinese policymakers vowed earlier this month to recapitalize major state banks to the tune of 500 billion yuan to boost their ability to bolster the real economy. Reuters, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2025 But that agreement was quickly cast into doubt by Russia’s insistence on far-reaching conditions that its state bank be reconnected to the SWIFT international payment system, something Kyiv and the EU rejected outright. Samya Kullab, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for state bank

Word History

First Known Use

1702, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of state bank was in 1702

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“State bank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/state%20bank. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

Legal Definition

state bank

see bank

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