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bank

/ˈbæŋk/noun, verb1 syllable

Bank means: have faith or confidence in.

Synonyms for bank29

noun, as in a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities

depository financial institution, banking concern, banking company

noun, as in a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home

savings bank, coin bank, money box

noun, as in 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

cant, camber

noun, as in a building in which the business of banking is transacted

bank building

verb, as in have faith or confidence in

verb, as in put into a bank account

also used for bank

Lombard house, banker, banque, bar, line, rank, tier, grid, panel, block, bank up

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What does bank mean?18

verb

1

have faith or confidence in“you can count on me to help you any time”

2

put into a bank account“She deposits her paycheck every month”

3

tip laterally“the pilot had to bank the aircraft”

4

enclose with a bank“bank roads”

5

do business with a bank or keep an account at a bank“Where do you bank in this town?”

6

act as the banker in a game or in gambling

7

be in the banking business

8

cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning“bank a fire”

noun

1

a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities“he cashed a check at the bank”

2

a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home“the coin bank was empty”

3

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

4

a building in which the business of banking is transacted“the bank is on the corner of Nassau and Witherspoon”

5

sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)“they pulled the canoe up on the bank”

6

a long ridge or pile“a huge bank of earth”

7

an arrangement of similar objects in a row or in tiers“he operated a bank of switches”

8

a supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies)

9

the funds held by a gambling house or the dealer in some gambling games“he tried to break the bank at Monte Carlo”

10

a flight maneuver; aircraft tips laterally about its longitudinal axis (especially in turning)“the plane went into a steep bank”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with bank?18

one syllable

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Bank in a sentence

  • Your father works for a bank, doesn't he?CK
  • You can withdraw some money out of the bank, if you need any.CK
  • As soon as he left, the bank closed.CK
  • All having been spent on repairs, he applied to the bank for the loan.unknown
  • Could you give me my bank balance, please?Miktsoanit
  • This is a post office, and that's a bank.FeuDRenais2
  • I tried to go to the bank, but it was closed.Hybrid
  • A few shops, an agency and a bank can be found around it.Schierbeck

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of bank

as a noun

plural
banks

as a verb

past tense
banked
present participle
banking
third-person singular
banks
past participle
banked