"time bank" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: time banks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} time bank (plural time banks)
  1. A system for reciprocal volunteering that uses time as the unit of currency. Translations (a system of reciprocal volunteering): bank czasu [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-time_bank-en-noun-Sq5GzWOj Disambiguation of 'a system of reciprocal volunteering': 77 15 8
  2. (Canada) A system in which an employer keeps track of overtime hours that can later be redeemed as either money or as time off with pay. Tags: Canada
    Sense id: en-time_bank-en-noun-p64Ed0nZ Categories (other): Canadian English
  3. (poker) A player's allotment of additional time in online poker games. Categories (topical): Poker
    Sense id: en-time_bank-en-noun-ymm4wviY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 18 80 Topics: card-games, poker
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: timebank Related terms: time banking

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