Noun
the concerted action of depositors who try to withdraw their money from a bank because they think it will fail
Source: WordNetbank-run
Did consumers pull out their data en masse like a bank run in the Depression? Source: Internet
Numerous politicians and editors who were given favorable loans from the bank run for cover as the financial temple crashes down. Source: Internet
On rare occasions, too many of the bank's customers will withdraw their savings and the bank will need help from another institution to continue operating; this is called a bank run. Source: Internet
The students also urged employees of major state-owned enterprises to go on strike.sfn In Wuhan the situation was so tense that residents reportedly began a bank run and resorted to panic-buying.sfn Similar scenes unfolded in Nanjing. Source: Internet
The eurozone is now subject to a run by global investors, and a quiet bank run among its citizens. Source: Internet