# favor bank

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A notional bank where favors (acts of goodwill in a relationship) are tallied up.

## Etymology
Popularized in The Bonfire of the Vanities (1987).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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