bank

bank: I UK [bæŋk] / US noun [countable]
Word forms "bank":
singular bank plural banks
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1) a financial institution that people or businesses can keep their money in or borrow money from. The main banks used by ordinary people are called high-street banks

Marge works for the Royal Bank of Scotland.

a New York investment bank

a) an office of a bank

I need to go to the bank this morning.

b) [only before noun] belonging to or connected with a bank

a bank manager/loan/robbery

2) a raised area of land along the side of a river

A man was fishing on the opposite bank.
bank of:
The village lies on the east bank of the river Derwent.

a) a long area of land with sloping sides

There was a steep bank looking onto the football ground.

b) a long pile of earth, snow, or sand
bank of:
Great banks of snow and ice lined the roads.

c) a large mass of cloud or fog

3)

a) a large collection, especially of information or ideas

an impressive data bank
bank of:
The library has a valuable bank of old documents.

b) a store of something that is available for use when it is needed

a blood/gene/sperm/organ bank

4) a large number of things in a row, especially pieces of equipment
bank of:
a bank of TV monitors

II UK [bæŋk] / US verb
Word forms "bank":
present tense I/you/we/they bank he/she/it banks present participle banking past tense banked past participle banked
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1) [intransitive] to have a bank account with a particular bank
bank with/at:
Who do you bank with?

We bank at their head offices.

a) [transitive] to pay money into a bank account

b) [transitive] mainly journalism to earn a particular amount of money

She has already banked £5,000 in prize money.

2) [intransitive] if a plane banks, it turns quickly in the air, with one wing higher than the other
Phrasal verbs:
- bank on

- bank up

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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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