bank

bank: I [[t]bæ̱ŋk[/t]] FINANCE AND STORAGE
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banks, banking, banked

1) N-COUNT A bank is an institution where people or businesses can keep their money.

Students should look to see which bank offers them the service that best suits their financial needs...

I had ₤10,000 in the bank.

2) N-COUNT A bank is a building where a bank offers its services.

3) VERB If you bank money, you pay it into a bank.

[V n] Once you have registered your particulars with an agency and it has banked your cheque, the process begins.

4) VERB If you bank with a particular bank, you have an account with that bank.

[V with n] My husband has banked with the Co-op since before the war.

5) N-COUNT: with supp, usu n N You use bank to refer to a store of something. For example, a blood bank is a store of blood that is kept ready for use.

...Britain's National Police Computer, one of the largest data banks in the world.

6) PHRASE: V inflects If you say that the cost of something will not break the bank, you mean that it will not cost a large sum of money.

Prices starting at ₤6 a bottle won't break the bank.
II [[t]bæ̱ŋk[/t]] AREAS AND MASSES
banks

1) N-COUNT: usu N of n The banks of a river, canal, or lake are the raised areas of ground along its edge.

...30 miles of new developments along both banks of the Thames.

...an old warehouse on the banks of a canal.

Syn:

side

2) N-COUNT A bank of ground is a raised area of it with a flat top and one or two sloping sides.

...resting indolently upon a grassy bank.

Syn:

knoll

3) N-COUNT: N of n A bank of something is a long high mass of it.

On their journey south they hit a bank of fog off the north-east coast of Scotland.

4) N-COUNT A bank of things, especially machines, switches, or dials, is a row of them, or a series of rows.

The typical laborer now sits in front of a bank of dials.

5) → See also banked
III [[t]bæ̱ŋk[/t]] OTHER VERB USES
banks, banking, banked

VERB

When an aircraft banks, one of its wings rises higher than the other, usually when it is changing direction.

A single-engine plane took off and banked above the highway in front of him.

Phrasal Verbs:

- bank on

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Synonyms:

Mound, knoll, rising ground, heap, pile, tumulus, dike, Embank, dike, surround with a bank / Shore, brim, brink, margin, marge, border, bound, rim, rivage, Deposit (in the bank), lay up, put in the bank, Have one's account, keep one's funds, conduct one's business, do banking, make one's transactions / Shoal, shallow, bar, sandbank, syrtis / Bench, thwart, beam, rowing-beam / Row, tier, course / Banking-house, banker's (one's), the money-lender's, the usurer's

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Bank [2] — Bank (Hdlgsw.), eine auf Rechnung mehrerer Personen od. des Staates errichtete Anstalt, welche mit Geld Geschäfte macht, d.h. gegen Hinterlegung von Geld, Werthpapieren od. werthvollen Gegenständen od. auch gegen Bürgschaft Credit gewährt, den… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
bank — / baŋk/ n: an organization for the custody, loan, or exchange of money, for the extension of credit, and for facilitating the transmission of funds branch bank: a banking facility that is a separate but dependent part of a chartered bank; esp: a… … Law dictionary
Bank — [bæŋk] noun BANKING ORGANIZATIONS The Bank the Bank of England, Britain s central bank: • The Bank is worried that strong demand for labour could lead to higher wages and prices. * * * Ⅰ … Financial and business terms
bank — bank; bank·man; bank·roll·er; bank·rupt·cy; bank·sku·ta; can·ta·bank; em·bank; em·bank·ment; in·ter·bank; maas·bank·er; moun·te·bank·ery; bank·a·ble; bank·rupt; moun·te·bank; non·bank; bank·abil·i·ty; bank·skoi·te; hand·bank·er; sal·tim·bank; … English syllables
bank — bank1 [baŋk] n. [ME banke < MFr banque < OIt banca, orig., table, moneylenders exchange table < OHG bank, bench: see BANK2] 1. an establishment for receiving, keeping, lending, or, sometimes, issuing money, and making easier the exchange … English World dictionary
Bank — Bank, n. [F. banque, It. banca, orig. bench, table, counter, of German origin, and akin to E. bench; cf. G. bank bench, OHG. banch. See {Bench}, and cf. {Banco}, {Beach}.] 1. An establishment for the custody, loan, exchange, or issue, of money,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bank — (b[a^][ng]k), n. [OE. banke; akin to E. bench, and prob. of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. bakki. See {Bench}.] 1. A mound, pile, or ridge of earth, raised above the surrounding level; hence, anything shaped like a mound or ridge of earth; as, a bank… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bank — baŋk n a place where something is held available <data bank> esp a depot for the collection and storage of a biological product of human origin for medical use <a sperm bank> <an eye bank> see BLOOD BANK * * * (bangk) a stored… … Medical dictionary
bank — Ⅰ. bank [1] ► NOUN 1) the land alongside or sloping down to a river or lake. 2) a long, raised mound or mass: mud banks. 3) a set of similar things grouped together in rows. ► VERB 1) heap or form into a mass or mound. 2) … English terms dictionary
bank — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 8}}rz. mnż IIa, D. u {{/stl 8}}{{stl 20}} {{/stl 20}}{{stl 12}}1. {{/stl 12}}{{stl 7}} instytucja zajmująca się obrotem pieniędzmi: przyjmowaniem wkładów i wypłacaniem odsetek, udzielaniem kredytów, emisją banknotów,… … Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień
Bank — Bank, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Banked}(b[a^][ng]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Banking}.] 1. To raise a mound or dike about; to inclose, defend, or fortify with a bank; to embank. Banked well with earth. Holland. [1913 Webster] 2. To heap or pile up; as, to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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