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- DictionaryBank hol·i·day/ˌbaNGk ˈhäləˌdā/
noun
- 1. a day on which banks are officially closed, observed as a public holiday. British
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- Bank holiday
Type of public holiday in certain countries, closing many banks, schools and workplaces
A bank holiday is a national public holiday in the United Kingdom and the Crown Dependencies, and a colloquial term for a public holiday in the Republic of Ireland. In the United Kingdom, the term refers to all public holidays, be they set out in statute, declared by royal proclamation, or held by convention under common law. In the Republic of Ireland, there are some bank holidays which are not p... Wikipedia
