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bank meaning and definition
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Definition of bank (noun)
- sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
- "they pulled the canoe up on the bank"; "he sat on the bank of the river and watched the currents"
- a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities
- "he cashed a check at the bank"; "that bank holds the mortgage on my home"
- synonyms: banking company, banking concern, depository financial institution
- 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 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 container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home
- "the coin bank was empty"
- synonyms: coin bank, money box, savings bank
- a building in which the business of banking transacted
- "the bank is on the corner of Nassau and Witherspoon"
- synonyms: bank building
- a flight maneuver; aircraft tips laterally about its longitudinal axis (especially in turning)
- "the plane went into a steep bank"
BANK verb
Definition of bank (verb)
- 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
- put into a bank account
- cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning
- "bank a fire"
- have confidence or faith in
Source: Princeton University Wordnet