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Bank ExaminationnounMWEan examination of the affairs and records of a bank by a state or federal bank examinerverified
Bank ExaminernounMWEan examiner appointed to audit the accounts of banks in a given jurisdictionverified
Bank Identification NumbernounMWEan identification number consisting of a two-part code assigned to banks and savings associationsverified
Bank Identification Number/Interbank Card Company (BIN/ICA)nounMWEA series of assigned numbers used to identify the settling financial institution for both acquiring and issuing bankcard transactions.DataRegulatedPCI
Bank MartinnounMWEswallow of the northern hemisphere that nests in tunnels dug in clay or sand banksverified
Bank RunnounMWEthe concerted action of depositors who try to withdraw their money from a bank because they think it will failverified
Bank Secrecy ActnounMWEThe Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act, also known as the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), and its implementing regulation, 31 CFR 103, is a tool the U.S. government uses to fight drug trafficking, money laundering, and other crimes. Congress enacted the BSA to prevent banks and other financial service providers from being used as intermediaries for, or to hide the transfer or deposit of money derived from, criminal activity.FrameworkRegulated
Bank ShotnounMWEa basketball shot that bounces off of the backboard before passing through the hoopverified
Bank SwallownounMWEswallow of the northern hemisphere that nests in tunnels dug in clay or sand banksverified
Bank VaultnounMWEa strongroom or compartment (often made of steel) for safekeeping of valuablesverified
Bank-Depositor RelationnounMWEthe responsibility of a bank to act in the best interests of the depositorsverified
Bankbooknouna record of deposits and withdrawals and interest held by depositors at certain banksverified
BankcardnounA general-purpose credit card, issued by a financial institution under agreement with the bankcard associations (Visa and MasterCard), which customers can use to purchase goods and services and to obtain cash against a line of credit established by the bankcard issuer.Data
Bankcard CompaniesnounMWEVisa and MasterCard International, Inc. are bankcard companies established as bank service companies. Financial institutions must be members of a bankcard company in order to offer their credit card services. The companies have established membership rights and obligations, and membership is limited to financial institutions.OrganizationInternalPCI
Banker's ChecknounMWEa letter of credit issued by a bank or express company that is payable on presentation to any correspondent of the issuerverified
Bankingnounengaging in the business of keeping money for savings and checking accounts or for exchange or for issuing loans and credit etc.verified
Banking CompanynounMWEa financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activitiesverified
Banking ConcernnounMWEa financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activitiesverified
Banking GamenounMWEany gambling game in which bets are laid against the gambling house or the dealerverified
Bankruptcynouna legal process intended to insure equality among the creditors of a corporation declared to be insolventverified
Banksianounany shrub or tree of the genus Banksia having alternate leathery leaves apetalous yellow flowers often in showy heads and conelike fruit with winged seedsverified
Banner GrabbingnounMWEThe process of capturing banner information—such as application type and version—that is transmitted by a remote port when a connection is initiated.Process
BanyannounEast Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunksverified
Banyan TreenounMWEEast Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunksverified
BaobabnounAfrican tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey breadverified
Bar BilliardsnounMWEa table game in which short cues are used to knock balls into holes that are guarded by wooden pegsverified
Bar CodenounMWEcode consisting of a series of vertical bars of variable width that are scanned by a laserverified
Bar ExamnounMWEan examination conducted at regular intervals to determine whether a candidate is qualified to practice law in a given jurisdictionverified
Bar ExaminationnounMWEan examination conducted at regular intervals to determine whether a candidate is qualified to practice law in a given jurisdictionverified
Bar LinenounMWEa vertical line before the accented beat marking the boundary between musical barsverified
Bar MitzvahnounMWEan initiation ceremony marking the 13th birthday of a Jewish boy and signifying the beginning of religious responsibilityverified
Barbados CherrynounMWEacid red or yellow cherry-like fruit of a tropical American shrub very rich in vitamin Cverified