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What is a bank holiday?

What is a bank holiday? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (chiefly Britain) In Great Britain and some other countries, a weekday, often a Monday, on which most businesses are closed and granted to workers as a national holiday.
  2. (euphemistic) A closure of banks in a jurisdiction to curtail or prevent a bank run.
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The country way of living is alive and well judging by the thousands who thronged to Emo Court over the bank holiday weekend.
Around 100,000 people travel on BA flights every day over the bank holiday weekend.
Though it wasn't compulsory, everyone got a paid three-week holiday or bank holiday double time and days in lieu.
The sun's shining, weather's sweet and beer o'clock approaches rapidly during this glorious four-day bank holiday week.
It originally took place on New Year's Day but when that became a bank holiday it was moved to the second of the month.
Indifferent, insolent, squally weather put a bit of a damper on the festive and cultural activities over the bank holiday weekend.

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