merchant bankn.

Brit.

/ˌməːtʃ(ə)nt ˈbaŋk/, U.S.

/ˈˌmərtʃənt ˈbæŋk/

Origin: Probably formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: merchant n., bank n.³; merchant adj., bank n.³

Etymology: Probably partly (in early use) < merchant n. + bank n.³, and partly < merchant adj. + bank n.³

Chiefly British.

A bank whose main business is to provide long-term credit and to advise and arrange finance for commercial enterprises; (in early use esp.) one engaged in the provision of financing for merchant trade.

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society > trade and finance > financial dealings > banking > [noun] > bank > other types of bank

merchant bank1620

land-bank1696

private bank1696

paper bankc1720

national bank1736

bank of circulation1767

bank of deposit1767

corporate bank1780

state bank1791

branch bank1796

reserve bank1816

investment bank1824

bank of issue1831

commercial bank1838

red dog1838

wild cat1838

central bank1841

national bank1864

investment house1878

issue house1878

clearing-bank1883

issuing house1890

member bank1914

custodian1915

merchant banker1924

Swiss bank1949

development bank1950

Transcash1982

telephone bank1985

bancassurer1991

1620 F. W. Paterson Protestants Theologie xxii. 234 Protestant Churches, which are no Churches, but merchant bankes, citizines walking places, a gallery for common people.

1783 John Tait's Directory Glasgow 14 Armstrong William, accomptant in merchant bank, Argyle street.

1865 Money Market Rev. 11 Mar. 302/2 The same facilities were afforded in foreign trade by merchant banks through their credits, and circulating credits.

1921 Times 4 Oct. 8 Let us consider the most important of these merchant banks, the Banque de Paris et des Pays Bas.

1930 S. E. Thomas Princ. Banking ii. 18 In a sixth class [of banks] are the various concerns in the City which are known as ‘merchant bankers’ or ‘merchant banks’. Most of these function mainly as ‘accepting houses’.

1965 J. L. Hanson Dict. Econ. 276/1 Many foreign merchant bankers found it convenient to transfer their headquarters to London—hence the number of merchant banks in England with foreign names.

1997 H. H. Tan Foreign Bodies (1998) xxv. 218 If you hadn't screwed up your Oxford interview, you would be working for a merchant bank right now.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	merchant bank
释义	merchant bankn. Brit. /ˌməːtʃ(ə)nt ˈbaŋk/, U.S. /ˈˌmərtʃənt ˈbæŋk/ Origin: Probably formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: merchant n., bank n.³; merchant adj., bank n.³ Etymology: Probably partly (in early use) < merchant n. + bank n.³, and partly < merchant adj. + bank n.³ Chiefly British. A bank whose main business is to provide long-term credit and to advise and arrange finance for commercial enterprises; (in early use esp.) one engaged in the provision of financing for merchant trade. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > financial dealings > banking > [noun] > bank > other types of bank merchant bank1620 land-bank1696 private bank1696 paper bankc1720 national bank1736 bank of circulation1767 bank of deposit1767 corporate bank1780 state bank1791 branch bank1796 reserve bank1816 investment bank1824 bank of issue1831 commercial bank1838 red dog1838 wild cat1838 central bank1841 national bank1864 investment house1878 issue house1878 clearing-bank1883 issuing house1890 member bank1914 custodian1915 merchant banker1924 Swiss bank1949 development bank1950 Transcash1982 telephone bank1985 bancassurer1991 1620 F. W. Paterson Protestants Theologie xxii. 234 Protestant Churches, which are no Churches, but merchant bankes, citizines walking places, a gallery for common people. 1783 John Tait's Directory Glasgow 14 Armstrong William, accomptant in merchant bank, Argyle street. 1865 Money Market Rev. 11 Mar. 302/2 The same facilities were afforded in foreign trade by merchant banks through their credits, and circulating credits. 1921 Times 4 Oct. 8 Let us consider the most important of these merchant banks, the Banque de Paris et des Pays Bas. 1930 S. E. Thomas Princ. Banking ii. 18 In a sixth class [of banks] are the various concerns in the City which are known as ‘merchant bankers’ or ‘merchant banks’. Most of these function mainly as ‘accepting houses’. 1965 J. L. Hanson Dict. Econ. 276/1 Many foreign merchant bankers found it convenient to transfer their headquarters to London—hence the number of merchant banks in England with foreign names. 1997 H. H. Tan Foreign Bodies (1998) xxv. 218 If you hadn't screwed up your Oxford interview, you would be working for a merchant bank right now. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1620
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