bank run
An event where many depositors of one or more banks withdraw money from their bank…An event where many depositors of one or more banks withdraw money from their bank accounts within a short time, causing the banks concerned to become unstable.
» The bank was run by private citizens.
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1 sensesAn event where many depositors of one or more banks withdraw money from their bank accounts within a short time, causing the banks concerned to become unstable.
Bankansturm, Bankensturm, Schaltersturm
банковская паникаbankovskaja panika
набіг на банкnabih na bank
the concerted action of depositors who try to withdraw their money from a bank because they think it will fail
Examples
2 sentencesThe bank was run by private citizens.
Greek banks could soon run out of money.
deDie griechischen Banken werden möglicherweise bald kein Geld mehr haben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen