commercial bank
noun
: a bank organized chiefly to handle the everyday financial transactions of businesses (as through demand deposit accounts and short-term commercial loans)
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According to a 2023 report from Infosys, a large commercial bank may need to process around 100,000 financial statements each year for their spreads.
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Brock Blake, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
The mint typically supplies bullion bars to Korea’s commercial banks, stores and online shopping malls.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2025
What to watch: Malik, a source said, is eyeing more investments in the finance space, such as a commercial bank or insurance company, to continue to support his portfolio of conservative upstarts.
—Sara Fischer, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025
The initiative spans seven countries, including the US, and several central banks and dozens of commercial banks are participating.
—David Parker, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
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Brock Blake, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
The mint typically supplies bullion bars to Korea’s commercial banks, stores and online shopping malls.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2025
What to watch: Malik, a source said, is eyeing more investments in the finance space, such as a commercial bank or insurance company, to continue to support his portfolio of conservative upstarts.
—Sara Fischer, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025
The initiative spans seven countries, including the US, and several central banks and dozens of commercial banks are participating.
—David Parker, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for commercial bank
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“Commercial bank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commercial%20bank. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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