August Bank Holiday

noun

A public holiday on the last Monday in August.

Meanings

nounAugust Bank Holiday (plural August Bank Holidays)

plural August Bank Holidays

  1. EnglandNorthern IrelandWalesA public holiday on the last Monday in August.

    The fact that rail's August Bank Holiday figures this year were higher than before the virus indicates the potential for growth.

    2021 November 17, Anthony Lambert, “How do we grow the leisure market?”, in RAIL, number 944, page 35
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August Bank Holiday. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/August%20Bank%20Holiday

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