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bank holiday
noun
a weekday on which banks are closed by law; legal holiday.
British.a secular day on which banks are closed, obligations then falling due being performable on the following secular day.
bank holiday
noun
(in Britain) any of several weekdays on which banks are closed by law and which are observed as national holidays
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of bank holiday1
Example Sentences
Schools were closed on Monday for a bank holiday, and Tuesday was his first day back.
Tens of thousands of supporters were on the streets of Liverpool on bank holiday Monday to celebrate the side winning the Premier League.
After weeks of dry, sunny conditions in Scotland, torrential downpours over the bank holiday weekend marked a sudden change in weather.
Earlier this week, Sheffield United supporters were warned about planned bank holiday rail engineering works also impacting journeys.
Rain is returning to the UK forecast this bank holiday weekend marking a big change in our weather prospects.
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