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Definition: Commercial Bank |
Commercial BankNoun1. A financial institution that accepts demand deposits and makes loans and provides other services for the public. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definition |
Economics | In the USA, a bank that is authorized to accept demand deposits. It may also receive time deposits, make loans, engage in trust services, issue letters of credit, accept and pay drafts, rent safe deposit boxes and engage in many other similar activities. (references) |
Finance | A firm which to a large extent concerns itself with the receipt of money on deposit or current account, loans against security, the provision of credit ; financial intermediary whose main characteristic is that it offers checking accounts(demand deposits)and therefore can create money. Source: European Union. (references) |
| A financial institution chartered by a state or federal agency that accepts demand deposits and offers commercial loans. Other types of financial services usually are provided as well. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
A commercial bank, as opposed to an investment bank, is a bank whose main job is to receive deposits and negotiate short-term loans.
See also: Bank, Investment bank, Central bank
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Commercial bank."
Synonym: Commercial BankSynonym: full service bank (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Commercial Bank |
| English words defined with "commercial bank": national bank ♦ trust company, trust corporation. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "commercial bank": back-up line of credit ♦ city bank ♦ federal funds ♦ Irrevocable agreement to reimburse ♦ multiyear debt rescheduling arrangement, multi-year rescheduling agreement, multi-year restructuring agreement ♦ Transfers. (references) |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | Mexican companies use mainly commercial bank financing for their business operations. (references) | |
Shanghai Pudong Development Bank and Shenzhen Commercial Bank both adopted Bull's smart card system solutions. (references) | ||
A secondary stock market gradually began to evolve in 1986, initially via the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China. (references) | ||
Economic History | Zambia | Zambia's largest commercial bank. (references) |
Cape Verde | The first step in this process was the division of the Bank of Cape Verde into a central and a commercial bank. (references) | |
Syria | Under current laws, investors are permitted to open foreign exchange accounts with the Commercial Bank of Syria. (references) | |
Political Economy | GUATEMALA | High commercial bank lending rates continue to discourage productive investment and retard growth. (references) |
SAUDI ARABIA | All ten banks have majority private ownership, with the exception of National Commercial Bank (NCB). (references) | |
ALGERIA | In 2001, the central bank discount rate stood at six percent and commercial bank lending rates ranged between eight and ten percent. (references) | |
Trade | Pakistan | These banks account for about 78 percent of total commercial bank assets. (references) |
Philippines | Most commercial bank loans are short to medium-term, subject to renewal/rollover. (references) | |
Azerbaijan | Of the four state-owned banks, only the IBA is a fully functioning commercial bank. (references) | |
Travel | Romania | To transfer funds to and from Romania, travelers can use the MoneyGram service offered by the Romanian Commercial Bank and the Ion Tiriac Bank or the Western Union service offered through Banca Romaneasca and the Romanian Development Bank. (references) |
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| Country | Name | Country | Name |
| Greece | Commercial Bank of Greece | Hong Kong | Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Limited |
| Pakistan | Askari Commercial Bank Ltd | Singapore | Industrial & Commercial Bank Limited |
| South Korea | Housing & Commercial Bank, Korea | Taiwan | Chang Hwa Commercial Bank Ltd. |
| Thailand | The Siam Commercial Bank Public Co Ltd | USA | Commercial Bank Of New York |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
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| Language | Translations for "commercial bank"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Arabic | البنك التجاري. (various references) | |
Chinese | 工商銀行 (Industrial and Commercial Bank of China). (various references) | |
Danish | forretningsbank (all-purpose bank, bank of commerce, chartered bank, combined commercial and investment bank, full-service bank, merchant bank, multibank, multi-purpose bank, non-specialized bank, trade bank, universal bank, universal banking). (various references) | |
Dutch | handelsbank (bank of commerce, chartered bank, merchant bank, trade bank). (various references) | |
Finnish | liikepankki. (various references) | |
French | banque de dépôts (bank of commerce), banque commerciale (bank of commerce). (various references) | |
German | Handelsbank (merchant bank). (various references) | |
Greek | εμπορική τράπεζα (merchant bank). (various references) | |
Hungarian | kereskedelmi bank (merchant bank). (various references) | |
Italian | banca di credito ordinario (bank of commerce, chartered bank, merchant bank, trade bank), banca commerciale (all-purpose bank, bank of commerce, chartered bank, combined commercial and investment bank, full-service bank, merchant bank, multibank, multi-purpose bank, non-specialized bank, trade bank, universal bank, universal banking). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 商業銀行 . (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | しょうぎょうぎ""う. (various references) | |
Manx | banc traghtee. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ommercialcay ankbay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | banco comercial (bank of commerce, chartered bank, merchant bank, trade bank). (various references) | |
Russian | коммерческий банк. (various references) | |
Spanish | banco comercial (bank of commerce, chartered bank, merchant bank, trade bank). (various references) | |
Swedish | affärsbank. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-b-c-c-e-i-k-l-m-m-n-o-r" | |
-2 letters: microbalance. | |
-4 letters: cockamamie, commercial. | |
-5 letters: acclaimer, anaerobic, bicameral, bromelain, camelback, carbamino, carcinoma, cobalamin, imbalance, lamebrain, macaronic, microbeam. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Quotations: Non-fiction 6. Names: Company Usage 7. Expressions: Internet 8. Translations: Modern | 9. Anagrams 10. Bibliography |
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