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Pseudo-acronym, presumed from Halifax plc + Bank of Scotland following a company merger
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: HBOS, a former British bank and insurance company. Full definition →
Pseudo-acronym, presumed from Halifax plc + Bank of Scotland following a company merger
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.