wildcat bank

noun

A bank that issues more currency than it is able to redeem in specie, or in coins.

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Meanings

nounwildcat bank (plural wildcat banks)

plural wildcat banks

  1. historicalbankingA bank that issues more currency than it is able to redeem in specie, or in coins.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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