national bank

noun

1
: central bank
2
: a bank operating under federal charter and supervision

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After trying to wait out the tumult at the bureau, this examiner had finally left for a job at a national bank. — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2026 This differs significantly from a national bank charter, which allows a firm to offer consumer banking services and holds it to a much stricter level of oversight. — Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 7 Jan. 2026 These standard savings accounts are generally offered by large national banks and credit unions and typically pay very little interest on the money in your account. — Tim Maxwell, CBS News, 28 Nov. 2025 What is less publicly acknowledged is the fact that some national banks also sit at the heart of party and patronage networks, providing political incentives to slow walk reforms. — Douglas Rediker, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for national bank

Word History

First Known Use

1736, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of national bank was in 1736

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“National bank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/national%20bank. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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national bank

noun
: a commercial bank organized under laws passed by Congress and chartered by the federal government

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national bank

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