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national bank

na·tion·al bank (plural na·tion·al banks)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. U.S. private bank under federal charter: a bank in a system of privately owned commercial banks in the United States, operating under federal charter and legally required to be a member of the Federal Reserve System

2. bank acting for government: a bank that acts as banker to a government and performs duties relating to national finances, especially the country's fiscal and monetary policy

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