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BANCO

\bˈankə͡ʊ], \bˈankə‍ʊ], \b_ˈa_n_k_əʊ]\

Definitions of BANCO

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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A bench or a bank. On the continent, bank money in contrast with the current money of the place Sittings in banco, when all the judges are together on the bench.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

A word used in commerce to denote the difference in value between bank-money and current money on the Continent; a bench: sittings in banco, so called when all the judges of a court are present.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

n. A court is in banco when the whole of the judges are on the bench.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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