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71England — /ing gleuhnd/ or, often, / leuhnd/, n. the largest division of the United Kingdom, constituting, with Scotland and Wales, the island of Great Britain. 45,870,062; 50,327 sq. mi. (130,347 sq. km) Cap.: London. * * * I Southern part of the island… …
72England, Bank of — ▪ central bank of United Kingdom the central bank of the United Kingdom. Its headquarters are in the central financial district of the City of London (London, City of). The Bank of England was incorporated by act of Parliament in 1694 with …
73Bank of Scotland — Infobox Company company name = Bank of Scotland plc company type = Public limited company company company slogan = Always giving you extra foundation = 1695 location = North Bank Street, Edinburgh, Scotland num employees = 20,000 industry =… …
74Bank und Monument (London Underground) — Eingang zur Station Bank, im Hintergrund die Bank of England Bank und Monument sind zwei miteinander verbundene Stationen der London Underground. Sie erstrecken sich unter der King William Street im Zentrum der City of London. Offiziell gelten… …
75Bank and Monument stations — For the station called Monument on the Tyne and Wear Metro, see Monument Metro station Bank and Monument are interlinked stations, spanning the length of King William Street in the City of London. Together they form the seventh busiest station on …
76bank holiday — 1. a weekday on which banks are closed by law; legal holiday. 2. Brit. a secular day on which banks are closed, obligations then falling due being performable on the following secular day. [1870 75] * * * in the United Kingdom, any of… …
77bank — ▪ I. bank bank 1 noun [countable] 1. BANKING a business that makes its profit by paying interest to people who keep money there and charging a higher rate of interest to borrowers who borrow money from the bank. Different types of bank provide a… …
78Bank Restriction Act of 1797 — The Bank Restriction Act of 1797 was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain (37 Geo. III. c. 45) allowing for Bank of England not to have to convert banknotes into gold. Reasons for restrictingAn increasing number of people were trading their… …
79bank rate — noun the discount rate fixed by a central bank • Hypernyms: ↑discount rate, ↑discount, ↑bank discount * * * noun Etymology: bank (IV) : the discount rate fixed by a central bank (as by the Bank of England) …
80Bank Charter Act 1844 — The Bank Charter Act 1844 (7 8 Vict. c. 32) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, passed under the government of Robert Peel, which restricted the powers of British banks and gave exclusive note issuing powers to the central Bank of …
