bank


Definition: Meaning of, bank in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / baŋk /

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Singular Plural
bank banks
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  1. place for money a business that keeps and lends money and provides other financial services
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  2. place for money a local office of a bank
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  3. river/lake land along the side of a river or lake
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  4. blood/sperm/organ bank a place where human blood etc is stored until someone needs it
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  5. clouds/mist a large mass of clouds, mist etc
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  6. raised area a large sloping mass of earth, sand, snow etc
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  7. machines a large number of machines, television screens etc arranged close together in a row
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  8. game a supply of money used to GAMBLE, that people can win
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  9. be makin' bank American English spoken informal to earn a lot of money for the work that you do
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  10. road a slope made at a bend in a road or RACETRACK to make it safer for cars to go around
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Word Forms:
Prsesent Past Past Participle
bank banked banked
Present Participle Third Person Singular
banking banks
  1. money [transitive] to put or keep money in a bank
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  2. money [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to keep your money in a particular bank
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  3. plane/car [intransitive] if a plane, MOTORCYCLE, or car banks, it slopes to one side when turning
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  4. pile/rows also bank up British English [transitive] to arrange something into a pile or into rows
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  5. cloud/mist also bank up [intransitive] to form a mass of cloud, mist etc
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  6. fire also bank up [transitive] to cover a fire with wood or coal to keep it going for a long time
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bank used in phrases

bank used in phrasal verbs

  • bank on (phrasal verb)
    1. bank on someone/something to depend on something happening or on someone doing something
  • bank up (phrasal verb)
    1. to make something into a pile
    2. to put a lot of coal onto a fire so that it will burn slowly and for a long time
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