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bank holiday

 noun
     
Related topics: Leisure, Chronology
bank holiday [countable]
British EnglishDLTMC an official holiday when banks and most businesses are closed [= public holiday American English]
Next Monday is a bank holiday.
bank holiday weekend (=a weekend on which there is a bank holiday on Friday or Monday)
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