Meaning & use
bank hours
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Meanings
nounplural
The times of day when a bank branch is open to customers.
Grammar: Plural: the bank hours are 9 to 5; used with usual or normal: during bank hours.
Patterns
- during bank hours
- outside bank hours
The bank hours are posted on the door: nine to four on weekdays.
I could not deposit the check because it was after bank hours.
Many branches now offer extended bank hours on Saturdays.
nounpluralinformalhumorous
Used humorously for a short or easy working day, as if you worked only when banks are open.
Grammar: Informal and figurative: she keeps bank hours, working 10 to 3.
Patterns
- keep bank hours
He keeps bank hours, so you will not find him at the office after three.
Our freelance schedule means we can work bank hours when we want.
Common combinations
- normal bank hours
- Call us during normal bank hours.
- extended bank hours
- The branch offers extended bank hours on Thursdays.
- outside bank hours
- Cash machines work outside bank hours.
- check the bank hours
- Please check the bank hours before you go.
Synonyms and how they differ
- opening hours
- It is neutral and works for any business, while bank hours refers specifically to a bank.
- business hours
- It covers any office or shop, whereas bank hours refers to a bank branch.
- banking hours
- It is nearly identical but can also include online services open longer.
Opposites
Word family
Commonly confused: bank hours or bank holiday?
bank hours vs bank holiday
A bank holiday is a public day off when banks close, not the daily opening time.
Practice
You try to withdraw cash at 6 p.m. and find the branch closed. It is ___.
Choose one answer.
After bank hours means the branch has closed for the day. A bank holiday would mean a day off, which is not the same as late evening.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “bank hours”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.