Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shadow banking system

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.08 in modern English

Syllables: shad-ow bank-ing sys-tem
IPA

38

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

4

Syllables

15

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Non-bank financial institutions, that, like banks, borrow short and in liquid forms and lend or invest long in more illiquid assets.

Derogatory

Example Sentences

"Meronym: private credit"
"Given the Chinese banking sector's predominance in the economy, it seems surprising that China appears to need another, parallel, shadow banking system."

Etymology

Coined by Paul McCulley in 2007. Parallel with earlier constructions such as shadow cabinet and shadow government as names for quasi-institutions running unofficially in parallel with the official institutions.

Usage

Derogatory

Inflected Forms

shadow banking systems (plural)

Phrases

shadow bank

Frequently Paired Words

shadow bank banking bank

Questions

What does shadow banking system mean?: Non-bank financial institutions, that, like banks, borrow short and in liquid forms and lend or invest long in more illiquid assets.
Where does shadow banking system come from?: Coined by Paul McCulley in 2007. Parallel with earlier constructions such as shadow cabinet and shadow government as names for quasi-institutions running unofficially in parallel with the official institutions.

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