
Word: Bank
How to pronounce: bæŋk
Noun
Definitions:
1. The land alongside or sloping down to a river or lake.
Example sentences: "Willows lined the bank"
2. A slope, mass, or mound of a particular substance.
Example sentences: "A bank of snow"
3. A set or series of similar things, especially electrical or electronic devices, grouped together in rows.
Example sentences: "The DJ had big banks of lights and speakers on either side of his console"
4. The cushion of a pool table.
Example sentences: "A bank shot"
Transitive verb
Definitions:
1. Heap (a substance) into a mass or mound.
Example sentences: "The rain banked the soil up behind the gate"
2. (of an aircraft or vehicle) tilt or cause to tilt sideways in making a turn.
Example sentences: "The plane banked as if to return to the airport"
3. (of a locomotive) provide additional power for (a train) in ascending an incline.
4. (in pool and other games) play (a ball) so that it rebounds off a surface such as a backboard or cushion.
Example sentences: "I banked the eight ball off two cushions"
Noun
Definitions:
1. A financial establishment that invests money deposited by customers, pays it out when required, makes loans at interest, and exchanges currency.
Example sentences: "I paid the money straight into my bank"
Transitive verb
Definitions:
1. Deposit (money or valuables) in a bank.
Example sentences: "I banked the check"
Synonyms:
banking company
banco
banc
banque
savings bank
group
battery
block
money box
deposit
Antonyms:
nonbank
Derivations:
banking
banker
banked
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Bank in Other Languages...
Spanish: Banco
German: Bank
French: Banque
Italian: Banca
Turkish: Banka