AGENT BANK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does agent bank mean? 

• AGENT BANK (noun)
  The noun AGENT BANK has 2 senses:

1. a bank named by a lending syndicate of several banks to protect their interests

2. a bank that acts as an agent for a foreign bank

  Familiarity information: AGENT BANK used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AGENT BANK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A bank named by a lending syndicate of several banks to protect their interests

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

agent bank; lead bank

Hypernyms ("agent bank" is a kind of...):

bank; banking company; banking concern; depository financial institution (a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A bank that acts as an agent for a foreign bank

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("agent bank" is a kind of...):

bank; banking company; banking concern; depository financial institution (a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities)