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zombie bank

noun

, Informal.
  1. a bank that has liabilities exceeding its assets but continues to operate through government support:

    These zombie banks are unable or unwilling to lend out money.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of zombie bank1

1985–90; zombie, in the extended sense 'a body given the semblance of life'

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