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bank

//ˈbæŋk//

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

Note for bank

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Forms

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural
banks

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)
bank
past (v2)
banked
past participle (v3)
banked
present participle
banking
3rd person singular
banks

Definitions

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

  1. 1.An institution where one can place and borrow money and take care of financial affairs.

    • Tom works for a bank.
    • I'm going to the bank.
  2. 2.A branch office of such an institution.

    • Tom works for a bank.
    • I'm going to the bank.
  3. 3.An underwriter or controller of a card game.

    • Tom works for a bank.
    • I'm going to the bank.
  4. 4.A fund from deposits or contributions, to be used in transacting business; a joint stock or capital.

    • Let it be no bank or common stock, but every man be master of his own money.

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

  1. 1.To conceal in the rectum for use in prison.(slang)

    • Johnny banked some coke for me.
  2. 2.To deal with a bank or financial institution, or for an institution to provide financial services to a client.

  3. 3.To put into a bank.

    • I’m going to bank the money.
  4. 4.To provide banking services to.

    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:bank.
    • They proposed an ambitious plan to bank people in remote rural communities.

Frequency

Overall

Common· #695

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Uncommon
General reading & writing
Common
Academic
Rare
Literature
Rare

Related words

Word family

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-der.

Proto-Germanic *bankiz

Proto-West Germanic *banki

Lombardic bankbor.

Italian bancabor.

Middle French banqueder.

English bank

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