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- bond anticipation note (BAN)A short-term note sold by a public entity that will be repaid from the proceeds of an anticipated bond issue. American Banker Glossary————Bank anticipation notes(BAN)Notes issued by states and municipalities to obtain interim financing for projects that will eventually be funded long term through the sale of a bond issue. The New York Times Financial Glossary————See: bond anticipation note. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary
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▪ I. ban ban 1 [bæn] noun [countable]an official order or law that forbids something from being used or done:• the lifting of theexport ban
• Nurses at the hospital last night ended their overtime ban (= ban on working more than the normal number of hours ) .
ban on• The Environment Minister announced a ban on imports of potentially harmful industrial waste.
[m0] ▪ II. ban ban 2 verb banned PTandPP banning PRESPART [transitive]to say officially that something must not be done, used etc:• The government banned cigarette commercials.
ban somebody from doing something• Industries will be banned from using high-sulphur content fuels.
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Ⅰ.ban UK US /bæn/ noun [C]► an official order that prevents someone doing something, or something from happening: ban on sth »The police are enforcing the state's ban on the sale of fireworks.
impose/enforce/lift a ban »They have now lifted the ban on the export of live animals to Europe.
Ⅱ.ban UK US /bæn/ verb [T] (-nn-)► to say officially that something is not allowed, or that someone is not allowed to do something: »The law bans the import of ivory into the country.
ban sb/sth from doing sth »A number of airlines were banned from operating to the UK.
Financial and business terms. 2012.
