Meaning

1 senses

  1. (derogatory)A bank that is insolvent but is sustained by government intervention.

Origin

First used in reference to the Asian Financial Crisis of 1997, possibly coined by economis

First used in reference to the Asian Financial Crisis of 1997, possibly coined by economist Edward Kane.

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Forms

plural: zombie banks
Singularzombie bank
Pluralzombie banks

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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