BACS

/bæks/ noun BANKING

Definition

› abbreviation for Bankers' Automated Clearing System: an organization in the UK that deals with payments that are made between bank accounts: The money is transferred through BACS and will reach your account in three to four days.

(Definition of BACS noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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