"shadow bank" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shadow banks [plural]
Etymology: From shadow banking system. Head templates: {{en-noun}} shadow bank (plural shadow banks)
  1. (banking, derogatory) An entity that illegally performs banking functions. Tags: derogatory Categories (topical): Banking
    Sense id: en-shadow_bank-en-noun-~cqV~Zj4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 57 43 Topics: banking, business
  2. (banking, economics, finance) An entity not subject to banking regulation that performs banking functions. Categories (topical): Banking, Economics, Finance
    Sense id: en-shadow_bank-en-noun-SW5-tpC~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Topics: banking, business, economics, finance, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: shadow banker, shadow banking Related terms: NBFI

Inflected forms

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