ALL meanings of bank holiday
bank hol·i·day
B b - countable noun bank holiday A bank holiday is a public holiday. 3
- noun bank holiday (in Britain) any of several weekdays on which banks are traditionally closed and which are observed as national holidays 3
- noun bank holiday any weekday on which banks are closed, as for a legal holiday 3
- noun bank holiday any period during which banks are closed by government order, as during a financial crisis 3
- noun bank holiday any of several legal holidays, usually on a Monday, when banks, schools, etc. are closed 3
- noun bank holiday national non-work day 1
- noun bank holiday a weekday on which banks are closed by law; legal holiday. 1
- noun bank holiday British. a secular day on which banks are closed, obligations then falling due being performable on the following secular day. 1
- noun bank holiday (chiefly Britain) In Great Britain and some other countries, a weekday, often a Monday, on which most businesses are closed and granted to workers as a national holiday. 0
- noun bank holiday (euphemistic) A closure of banks in a jurisdiction to curtail or prevent a bank run. 0