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
noun, as in a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home
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
noun, as in a building in which the business of banking is transacted
verb, as in put into a bank account
What does bank mean?18
verb
have faith or confidence in“you can count on me to help you any time”
put into a bank account“She deposits her paycheck every month”
tip laterally“the pilot had to bank the aircraft”
enclose with a bank“bank roads”
do business with a bank or keep an account at a bank“Where do you bank in this town?”
act as the banker in a game or in gambling
be in the banking business
cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning“bank a fire”
noun
a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities“he cashed a check at the bank”
a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home“the coin bank was empty”
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
a building in which the business of banking is transacted“the bank is on the corner of Nassau and Witherspoon”
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)“they pulled the canoe up on the bank”
a long ridge or pile“a huge bank of earth”
an arrangement of similar objects in a row or in tiers“he operated a bank of switches”
a supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies)
the funds held by a gambling house or the dealer in some gambling games“he tried to break the bank at Monte Carlo”
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
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