landbank en · NOUN
Etymology
From land + bank.
Meanings
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A bank which issues notes based on the security of landed property.
To establish a current circulating credit upon any Land-bank […] has hitherto proved difficult.
1790, Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France, page 340:
- An area of land held in reserve (by a house-building firm or investment firm) for future development, redevelopment, or sale.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| land-bank | alternative | lexicographic | |
| landbanks | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| land bank | alternative | lexicographic |