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 As a result, commercial banks became empowered to underwrite and trade corporate securities and own insurance companies. Robert D. Hershey Jr., New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024 Second, commercial banks tightened their purse strings after federal regulators hounded industry players due to the closure of Silicon Valley Bank last year. Rebecca San Juan, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2024 Some of the senator’s donors include the political action committees for major commercial banks and investment firms, according to OpenSecrets, a money-in-politics watchdog. Tony Romm, Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2024 The first week of April, deposits at commercial banks rose slightly. Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023 Then on Wednesday, the central bank, the People’s Bank of China, freed commercial banks to do more lending, essentially pumping $139 billion into the market by lowering the amount of money banks are required to keep in reserve. Alexandra Stevenson, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2024 Government deposit accounts can shift to commercial banks. Matt Sekerke, National Review, 29 Nov. 2023 This has caused everything from financial industry instability in the form of commercial bank failures to consumer sentiment touching lows not seen since 2008. Lauren Kolodny, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2023 Bridge loan demand fell in 2023 largely because of weaker M&A, but also because of economic uncertainty and the high cost of more permanent financing, said Siamak Saidi, managing director in the commercial bank at Wells Fargo . Kristin Broughton, WSJ, 29 Dec. 2023

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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 28 Mar. 2024.

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: a bank that accepts deposits that can be withdrawn without notice and creates credit through loans mainly to businesses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