Meaning & use
bank run
A situation in which many depositors withdraw their money from a bank at the same time, fearing it will fail.
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News of the bank's troubles triggered a bank run that lasted for days.
Regulators stepped in quickly to prevent a bank run from spreading to other institutions.
A note on using this word
A bank run can become self-fulfilling: fear that a bank will collapse can cause enough withdrawals to actually cause the collapse.
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