Definition of bank holidays:
(n) :
(UK, Ireland) A weekday, often a Monday, on which most businesses are closed, and granted to workers as a national holiday.
(n) :
(euphemistic) A closure of banks in a jurisdiction to curtail or prevent a bank run.
(n) :
Alternative letter-case form of bank holiday. [(UK, Ireland) A weekday, often a Monday, on which most businesses are closed, and granted to workers as a national holiday.]