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In some senses, bankfare is marked as derogatory, informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.
bankfare
noun 2
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3ADJ.
federal
VERB + BANKFARE
bank, need
BANKFARE + NOUN
fed's, term, version
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noun
1
Support for banks from government or other institutions.
Bank profitability is on the mend, but it's not translating into more loans, Mr. Levy said. He attributed the bounce in bank earnings to “bankfare,” his term for the steep yield curve.
Bankfare, the Fed's version of welfare that kept interest rates kind to banks burdened with bad mortgages, can no longer be counted on to support prices. Bank stocks now will stand or fall on the success of operations cleanups and strategic growth, Hayes said.
noun
1
The debanking of an opponent, often only to attack, harass, or intimidate.
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Bank profitability is on the mend, but it's not translating into more loans, Mr. Levy said. He attributed the bounce in bank earnings to “bankfare,” his term for the steep yield curve.
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Bankfare, the Fed's version of welfare that kept interest rates kind to banks burdened with bad mortgages, can no longer be counted on to support prices. Bank stocks now will stand or fall on the succ
Wiktionary03
Forget welfare and workfare. We need bankfare, where federal and provincial governments help down-and-out types set up their own banks. Once the formerly unemployed have their banks up and running and
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