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IBAN

 
 
/ˈaɪbæn/ noun [C, usually singular]

Definition

BANKING abbreviation for International Bank Account Number: a number for identifying a bank account that is used when sending money from an account in one country to an account in another, especially in Europe: Each customer who orders a cross-border credit transfer must use the correct IBAN and BIC. → See also BIC, SWIFT™ code
(Definition of IBAN noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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