merchant bank

noun

: a bank for large companies that trade goods in other countries

Full Definition of MERCHANT BANK

chiefly British

: a bank that specializes in bankers' acceptances and in underwriting or syndicating equity or bond issues

— merchant banker noun

— merchant banking noun

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1904

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