bank failure — noun the inability of a bank to meet its credit obligations • Hypernyms: ↑failure … Useful english dictionary
bank failure — See failed bank … Ballentine's law dictionary
Bank of United States — This article is about a commercial bank in New York that failed in 1931. For federal and other private banks in the US, see Bank of the United States (disambiguation). Crowds outside the Bank of United States when it failed The Bank of United… … Wikipedia
bank — bank1 /bangk/, n. 1. a long pile or heap; mass: a bank of earth; a bank of clouds. 2. a slope or acclivity. 3. Physical Geog. the slope immediately bordering a stream course along which the water normally runs. 4. a broad elevation of the sea… … Universalium
Bank of Ireland — Infobox Company company name = Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland company company type = Public company foundation = flagicon|Ireland Dublin, Ireland (1783) location=flagicon|Ireland Dublin, Ireland key people = Brian Goggin, CEO area… … Wikipedia
Bank run — A bank run (also known as a run on the bank) occurs when a large number of bank customers withdraw their deposits because they believe the bank is, or might become, insolvent. As a bank run progresses, it generates its own momentum, in a kind of… … Wikipedia
Bank condition — is a random variable used to represent the probability of failure of a bank. The true probability of failure is unknown to depositors as well as regulators. Even the bank managers themselves who manage the risky asset portfolio of the bank might… … Wikipedia
failure — fail‧ure [ˈfeɪljə ǁ ər] noun 1. [countable, uncountable] COMMERCE a situation in which a business that is not successful has to close because it is losing money: • The Official Receiver recommended a detailed investigation into the reasons for… … Financial and business terms
Bank of Credit and Commerce International — Infobox Defunct company company name = Bank of Credit and Commerce International company slogan = company type = fate = Liquidation Predecessor = successor = foundation = flagicon|UK London in 1972 defunct = 1991 location = flagicon|UK London… … Wikipedia
failure — noun 1 lack of success ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, total ▪ abject, humiliating ▪ The attempt ended in abject failure. ▪ inevitable … Collocations dictionary
