bank run

/bæŋk rən/
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Other forms: bank runs

Definitions of bank run
  1. noun
    the concerted action of depositors who try to withdraw their money from a bank because they think it will fail
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    type of:
    bank withdrawal
    the withdrawal of money from your account at a bank
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