interbank

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adjective

Of, pertaining to, or taking place between two or more banks (financial institutions).

OriginEnglish bank ← Middle French banque ← Italian banca →
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Meanings

adjectiveinterbank (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf, pertaining to, or taking place between two or more banks (financial institutions).

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥ter
  4. Latininter
  5. Latininter-
  6. Englishinter-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeg-
  8. Proto-Germanic*bankiz
  9. Proto-West Germanic*banki
  10. Lombardicbank
  11. Italianbanca
  12. Middle Frenchbanque
  13. Englishbank
  14. Englishinterbank

From inter- + bank.

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Translations

Czech mezibankovní
  • mezibankovníof, pertaining to, or taking place between two or more banks
French interbancaire
  • interbancaireof, pertaining to, or taking place between two or more banks
Italian interbancario
  • interbancarioof, pertaining to, or taking place between two or more banks
Latvian starpbanku
  • starpbankuof, pertaining to, or taking place between two or more banks
Polish międzybankowy
  • międzybankowyof, pertaining to, or taking place between two or more banks
Ukrainian міжба́нківський
  • міжба́нківський (mižbánkivsʹkyj)of, pertaining to, or taking place between two or more banks
Cite this entry
APA

interbank. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interbank

MLA

“interbank.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interbank. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “interbank,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interbank.

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