bank holiday

noun

1. a weekday on which banks are closed by law; legal holiday.
2. British. a secular day on which banks are closed, obligations then falling due being performable on the following secular day.

bank holiday

noun

1. (in Britain) any of several weekdays on which banks are closed by law and which are observed as national holidays

Word History and Origins

Origin of bank holiday¹

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

“On bank holidays, sometimes the tracking service doesn’t know if a bus is coming at all,” she says.

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They organised a tea party on the August bank holiday and invited the congregation.

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This past bank holiday weekend saw thousands braving the wind, rain and mud to converge at Reading and Leeds.

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Sources working across the penal system have said the bank holiday weekend created several challenges, with more arrests due to various festivals taking place, and inmates not released on Monday as they usually would be.

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The M5 is predicted to be "one of the worst roads for delays in the country" throughout the bank holiday weekend.

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