noun
1. : a bank organized as a joint-stock association
2. : an English or Australian bank whose capital is subscribed by private persons under statutory law as distinguished from a government bank
noun
1. : a bank organized as a joint-stock association
2. : an English or Australian bank whose capital is subscribed by private persons under statutory law as distinguished from a government bank
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012