bank run; simultaneous withdrawal of deposits
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to have a run on a bank; to withdraw deposits en masse
formalA financial term describing a situation where a large number of depositors withdraw their money from a bank simultaneously, typically due to a loss of confidence in the bank's solvency, leading to a liquidity crisis.
Nà那
jiā家
yín银
háng行
yīn因
yáo谣
yán言
ér而
zāo遭
yù遇
le了
yán严
zhòng重
de的
jǐ挤
duì兑
。
That bank suffered a severe run due to rumors.
Zhèng政
fǔ府
chū出
miàn面
gān干
yù预
yǐ以
fáng防
zhǐ止
fā发
shēng生
jǐ挤
duì兑
shì事
jiàn件
。
The government intervened to prevent a bank run from occurring.
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Jīn金
róng融
wēi危
jī机
qī期
jiān间
，
zhè这
jiā家
xiǎo小
yín银
háng行
chà差
diǎn点
bèi被
jǐ挤
duì兑
gǎo搞
kuǎ垮
。
During the financial crisis, this small bank was almost brought down by a run.
Chǔ储
hù户
yīn因
wèi为
kǒng恐
huāng慌
kāi开
shǐ始
jǐ挤
duì兑
，
dǎo导
zhì致
yín银
háng行
xiàn现
jīn金
liú流
kū枯
jié竭
。
Depositors, panicking, started a run, causing the bank's cash flow to dry up.
Jǐ挤
duì兑
shì是
yín银
háng行
tǐ体
xì系
zuì最
kě可
pà怕
de的
è噩
mèng梦
zhī之
yī一
。
A bank run is one of the most terrifying nightmares for the banking system.