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      [Noun]  | "national bank" 


      1: central bank

      2: a bank operating under federal charter and supervision


      Origin: 1736 ;

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       [ "national bank" ]

      1: (US HISTORY) federally chartered bank. In 1863, the US Congress passed the National Bank Act that empowered banks with federal charters to issue currency backed by US Treasury securities. National bank notes were issued until 1935; after 1928, they looked exactly the same as "national notes," or paper money circulated by the US Treasury. (The US Treasury stopped issuing banknotes in 197 Such notes were distinguished from federal reserve notes by a red seal and the absence of the legend, "federal reserve note" at the top of the bill).

        * e.g.,  ... Any national bank could issue currency equal in value to 90% of US treasury securities that it had on deposity with the Treasury. National bank notes initially had their own distinctive engraving, but after 1928 were visually almost indistinguishable from federal reserve notes. 

       [ "national australia bank" ]

      1: Also known as NAB or the National.

        * e.g.,  ... NAB is not a ripoff like Commonwealth Bank 


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      2: The largest bank in Australia by Assets, and the 28th largest in the world.

        * e.g.,  ... Comparison 


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      3: Not as evil as the Commonwealth Bank.

        * e.g.,  ... Bank = Telephone company 


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      4: AFAIK, NAB is used by lots of business people, and some consumers. Commonwealth, ANZ and Westpac (the other big banks) by consumers.

        * e.g.,  ... Commonwealth = Telstra 


       [ "national australia bank" ]

      5: They usually give you a generous amount of interest compared to the other banks.

        * e.g.,  ... NAB (National Australia Bank) = Optus 


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      6: NAB also has a great security called 'SMS security' which sends you an SMS with a unique security code whenever a transaction over internet banking is made. Which is similar to HSBC's security token, but this one is using your mobile phone. So should some crook steal your username and password, they can't do anything more until they have your mobile phone.

        * e.g.,  ... ANZ = AAPT 


       [ "national australia bank" ]

      7: NAB may not be known for it's customer excellence like Westpac, ANZ or AAMI. But it sure works well.

        * e.g.,  ... Westpac = Primus 

       [ "National Rob banks day" ]

      1: rob the bank

        * e.g.,  ... Define: National rob the bank day is about robbing the bank near you on November the 13 National Rob Banks day was declared reasonable by Bob 

       [ "Punjab national bank" ]

      1: Punjab national bank

        * e.g.,  ... Punjab national bank 

       [ "National Rob A Bank Day" ]

      1: January 7th

        * e.g.,  ... Your honor, I can't go to jail, it was National Rob A Bank Day. 

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