bank holiday

noun

A weekday, often a Monday, on which most businesses are closed, and granted to workers as a national holiday.

“On a bank holiday weekend.”

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Meanings

bank holiday1

nounbank holiday (plural bank holidays)

plural bank holidays · alternative Bank Holiday · alternative bank-holiday

  1. IrelandUKA weekday, often a Monday, on which most businesses are closed, and granted to workers as a national holiday.

    On a bank holiday weekend.

  2. euphemisticA closure of banks in a jurisdiction to curtail or prevent a bank run.

Bank Holiday2

nounBank Holiday (plural Bank Holidays)

plural Bank Holidays

  1. Alternative letter-case form of bank holiday.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
holiday

Origin

Historically, a holiday, other than a public holiday, observed by the Bank of England.

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Translations

Dutch wettelijke feestdag
  • wettelijke feestdaga weekday granted to workers as a national holiday
Esperanto banka ferio, banka libertago
  • banka ferioa weekday granted to workers as a national holiday
  • banka libertagoa weekday granted to workers as a national holiday
Finnish yleinen vapaapäivä, kansallinen vapaapäivä
  • yleinen vapaapäiväa weekday granted to workers as a national holiday
  • kansallinen vapaapäiväa weekday granted to workers as a national holiday
  • arkipyhäa weekday granted to workers as a national holiday
French jour férié
  • jour fériéa weekday granted to workers as a national holiday
German Feiertag
  • Feiertaga weekday granted to workers as a national holiday
Greek αργία
  • αργία (argía)a weekday granted to workers as a national holiday
Irish féile bainc, saorlá bainc
  • féile bainca weekday granted to workers as a national holiday
  • saorlá bainca weekday granted to workers as a national holiday
Polish święto bankowe
  • święto bankowea weekday granted to workers as a national holiday
Spanish fiesta nacional
  • fiesta nacionala weekday granted to workers as a national holiday
Thai วันหยุดธนาคาร
  • วันหยุดธนาคารa weekday granted to workers as a national holiday
Welsh gŵyl y banc
  • gŵyl y banca weekday granted to workers as a national holiday
Cite this entry
APA

bank holiday. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bank%20holiday

MLA

“bank holiday.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bank%20holiday. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bank holiday,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bank%20holiday.

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