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bank holiday

noun

a weekday on which banks are closed by law; legal holiday.
British. a secular day on which banks are closed, obligations then falling due being performable on the following secular day.

bank holiday

noun

(in Britain) any of several weekdays on which banks are closed by law and which are observed as national holidays

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Word History and Origins

Origin of bank holiday¹

First recorded in 1870–75

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Some people used the Easter Monday bank holiday as a chance to have a much-needed lie-in.

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The official driving test fee is £62 for weekdays and £75 for evenings, weekends and bank holidays.

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Holidaymakers heading to Tenerife in the Canary Islands are warned to prepare for disruption as hotel workers take part in strikes at the start of the Easter bank holiday weekend.

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With a full set of fixtures on 18 April and again on 21 April, a bank holiday weekend full of drama and intrigue awaits.

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It is set to stay changeable and unsettled with showers and longer spells of rain at times through to the Easter bank holiday weekend.

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