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Definition of: national bank
1. U.S. A commercial bank formerly authorized by statute to issue circulating notes secured by government bonds, and now exercising the ordinary functions of a bank of deposit and discount, with double liability of shareholders for all debts.
2. A bank associated with the national finances, such as the Bank of France.
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