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bank
noun(bank)a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities
Synonyms: banking company, banking concern, depository financial institution,
Examples:
He cashed a check at the bank.
That bank holds the mortgage on my home.
That bank holds the mortgage on my home.
bank
verb(bank)have faith or confidence in
bank
noun(bank)a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home
Synonyms: coin bank, money box, savings bank,
Examples:
The coin bank was empty.
bank
noun(bank)a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force
bank
noun(bank)a building in which the business of banking transacted
Synonyms: bank building,
Examples:
The bank is on the corner of Nassau and Witherspoon.
bank
verb(bank)act as the banker in a game or in gambling
bank
noun(bank)a flight maneuver; aircraft tips laterally about its longitudinal axis (especially in turning)
Examples:
The plane went into a steep bank.
bank
noun(bank)a long ridge or pile
Examples:
A huge bank of earth.
bank
noun(bank)an arrangement of similar objects in a row or in tiers
Examples:
He operated a bank of switches.
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noun(bank)a supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies)
bank
verb(bank)be in the banking business
bank
verb(bank)cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning
Examples:
Bank a fire.
bank
verb(bank)do business with a bank or keep an account at a bank
Examples:
Where do you bank in this town?.
bank
verb(bank)enclose with a bank
Examples:
Bank roads.
bank
noun(bank)sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
Examples:
They pulled the canoe up on the bank.
He sat on the bank of the river and watched the currents.
He sat on the bank of the river and watched the currents.
bank
noun(bank)the funds held by a gambling house or the dealer in some gambling games
Examples:
He tried to break the bank at Monte Carlo.
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verb(bank)tip laterally
Examples:
The pilot had to bank the aircraft.