Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bank run

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.99 in modern English

Syllables: bank run
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An event where many depositors of one or more banks withdraw money from their bank accounts within a short time, causing the banks concerned to become unstable.

Inflected Forms

bank runs (plural) run on the bank (alternative) run on the banks (alternative)

Questions

What does bank run mean?: An event where many depositors of one or more banks withdraw money from their bank accounts within a short time, causing the banks concerned to become unstable.

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