With the and capital initial: (in England and Wales) = Bank of England n. at phrases 3c.
单词 | θ221959 |
释义 | society > trade and finance > financial dealings > banking > [noun] > bank > other specific banks (5) bank1694 With the and capital initial: (in England and Wales) = Bank of England n. at phrases 3c. Bank of England1694 (with the) the central bank of England and Wales, which issues legal tender, manages the national debt, administers exchange rate policy, and… Reichsbank1874 The central bank of Germany from 1876 to 1945. Threadneedle Street1924 Used allusively to mean the Bank of England or its directors. Cf. the Old Lady of (also in) Threadneedle Street n. at old lady, n. phrases. Eurobank1961 (a) a bank which receives deposits and makes loans in currencies other than that of the country in which it is located (cf. sense affix 3); (b) the… |
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