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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The capital of a bank.

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Examples

  • Given that, Wilmington shareholders should be happy they got anything at all from the deal — and scouring the rest of their bank-stock portfolio for others that could have similar monsters lurking in their accounts.

    A Fire Sale in Wilmington David Reilly 2010

  • Options action was frothy in the financial sector as optimistic traders looked for a rebound in Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and others rooted out protection against bank-stock declines.

    Options Trade Points to Bullish Bent in Goldman Chris Dieterich 2011

  • Mr. Clarfeld argues this year's bank-stock rally reflects moves like the European Central Bank's decision to extend a three-year lending facility to European banks.

    Banks Seek a Direction Jonathan Cheng 2012

  • To some bank-stock bulls, the slide is a sign that it is time to buy.

    Bulls and Bears in Tug of War on Bank Stocks Jonathan Cheng 2011

  • The bank-stock bounce is noteworthy because many market watchers say a broad stock-market rally can't be sustained without banks participating.

    Banks Seek a Direction Jonathan Cheng 2012

  • A warning Thursday of an economic slowdown by Morgan Stanley , which on Thursday said there is "material risk of outright recession" in the euro area, also contributed to the bank-stock selloff.

    European Bank Rout Harks to Crisis Sara Schaefer Muñoz 2011

  • The potential changes affect bank-stock valuations because of how mortgage-servicing rights have been presented to investors.

    A Serving of Doubt on Bank Valuations David Reilly 2011

  • To some bank-stock bulls, the slide is a sign that it is time to buy.

    Bulls and Bears in Tug of War on Bank Stocks Jonathan Cheng 2011

  • "As the economy improves, we're seeing capital-markets activity picking up, credit trends improving dramatically, problem loans and delinquencies falling, and loan demand picking up—all the classic signs of an early-stage recovery," says William Tanona , a bank-stock analyst at UBS AG.

    The Case for Bank Stocks Randall Smith 2011

  • Shares of Visa are up 39% and MasterCard 50% over the past 12 months, a period that saw the KBW bank-stock index fall 20%.

    Hefty Profit Seen for Card Issuers Andrew R. Johnson 2012

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