A "run on the bank" usually happens when people believe there is danger a bank may fail or close.

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Capital is the money that they have to pay out should there be a -its assets that they can quickly liquefy and pay out should there be a run on the bank.

资本金就是他们可以,用作偿付的现金,当...,这是当出现挤兑时,银行可以迅速,变现并且用作支付款项的资产

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Unfortunately, what we've seen recently is a kind of a bank run on the asset-backed commercial paper.

不幸的是,最近的情况是,有些银行开始运作资产担保商业票据

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We had a run on a bank in the UK, it was called Northern Rock, last year.

去年,英国的,北岩银行遭到挤兑

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