ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Banklike

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Banklike is an adjective meaning Having the characteristics of a bank building.

Meaning

Having the characteristics of a bank building.

More Meanings

  1. (banking, business) Resembling an institution where one can place and borrow money and take care of financial affairs.

Example Sentences

By yesterday’s opening, the building on 21st Street in Long Island City, Queens — once home to a Kentucky Fried Chicken outlet — seemed distinctly banklike.
These banklike hedge funds had about $12 billion in assets to lend as of the end of last year, up from $900 million three years ago, according to HedgeFund.net.
The new products, like the prepaid debit card, will be offered through third-party partners, allowing Wal-Mart to sell banklike services without a government license.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include bankerly, buildinglike, bankruptlike, palacelike, bondlike, blufflike.

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