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The definition of a bank is a place that receives, lends, exchanges and protects money.

(noun)

Capital One and Chase are each an example of a bank.

Bank means to pile up or build up.

(verb)

An example of bank is to pile a lot of snow into a mound.

Bank is defined as a long pile or mound.

(noun)

A mass of sand running along the shore is an example of a bank.

See bank in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

an establishment for receiving, keeping, lending, or, sometimes, issuing money, and making easier the exchange of funds by checks, notes, etc.
the office or building of such an establishment
savings bank (sense )
1. the fund put up by the dealer in baccarat, out of which losses are paid
2. the entire monetary pool of a gambling establishment
3. a common fund of chips, pieces, etc. used in playing a game, as poker or dominoes
☆ a reserve of things for later distribution or use, or a place for this; specif.,
1. a store of blood for transfusions, body organs for transplantation, etc.
2. a store or a device for keeping retrievable data: a memory bank

Origin: ME banke < MFr banque < OIt banca, orig., table, moneylenders' exchange table < OHG bank, bench: see bank

intransitive verb

to deposit money in or do business with a bank
to operate or manage a bank
to be in charge of the bank, as in some gambling games

transitive verb

to deposit (money) in a bank

noun

a long mound or heap, as of ground, clouds, or snow; ridge
a steep rise or slope, as of a hill
a stretch of rising land at the edge of a body of water, esp. a stream
a shoal or shallow place, as in a sea or lake; esp., a raised part of a continental shelf
the sloping of an airplane laterally to avoid slipping sideways on a turn
the sloping of a road, racing track, etc. laterally along a curve
Billiards cushion (sense )
Mining the face or top end of the body of ore

Origin: ME banke < (prob. via Anglo-Norm *banki) ON bakki, akin to OHG & Du bank & OE benc, bench

transitive verb

to heap dirt around for protection from cold, light, etc.; embank
to arrange (a fire) by covering with ashes, adding fuel, etc. so that it will burn low and keep longer
to heap or pile up so as to form a bank
to construct (a curve in a road, etc.) so that it slopes up from the inside edge
to slope (an airplane) laterally on a turn, with the inside wing low and the outside wing high so as to prevent slipping sideways
Basketball to shoot (the ball) so that it bounces from the backboard into the basket
Billiards
1. to stroke (a ball) so that it recoils from a cushion
2. to make (a shot) in this way

intransitive verb

to take the form of a bank or banks
to fly an airplane with lateral slope on a turn

noun

1. a bench for rowers in a galley
2. the rowers
a row or tier of oars
a row or tier of objects: a bank of lights
a row of keys in a keyboard or console
any of the subheads under a newspaper headline

Origin: ME banke < OFr banc, bench < Frank or OHG bank: see bank

transitive verb

to arrange in a bank

See bank in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A piled-up mass, as of snow or clouds. See Synonyms at heap.
A steep natural incline.
An artificial embankment.
The slope of land adjoining a body of water, especially adjoining a river, lake, or channel. Often used in the plural.
A large elevated area of a sea floor. Often used in the plural.
Games The cushion of a billiard or pool table.
The lateral inward tilting, as of a motor vehicle or an aircraft, in turning or negotiating a curve.

verb banked, bank·ing, banks

verb, transitive

To border or protect with a ridge or embankment.
To pile up; amass: banked earth along the wall.
To cover (a fire), as with ashes or fresh fuel, to ensure continued low burning.
To construct with a slope rising to the outside edge: The turns on the racetrack were steeply banked.
a. To tilt (an aircraft) laterally and inwardly in flight.
b. To tilt (a motor vehicle) laterally and inwardly when negotiating a curve.
Games To strike (a billiard ball) so that it rebounds from the cushion of the table.
Sports To play (a ball or puck) in such a way as to make it glance off a surface, such as a backboard or wall.

verb, intransitive

To rise in or take the form of a bank.
To tilt an aircraft or a motor vehicle laterally when turning.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , of Scandinavian origin

noun

a. A business establishment in which money is kept for saving or commercial purposes or is invested, supplied for loans, or exchanged.
b. The offices or building in which such an establishment is located.
Games
a. The funds of a gambling establishment.
b. The funds held by a dealer or banker in some gambling games.
c. The reserve pieces, cards, chips, or play money in some games, such as poker, from which the players may draw.
a. A supply or stock for future or emergency use: a grain bank.
b. Medicine A supply of human tissues or other materials, such as blood, skin, or sperm, held in reserve for future use.
A place of safekeeping or storage: a computer's memory bank.
Obsolete A moneychanger's table or place of business.

verb banked, bank·ing, banks

verb, transitive

To deposit in or as if in a bank.

verb, intransitive

To transact business with a bank or maintain a bank account.
To operate a bank.

Phrasal Verb: bank on To have confidence in; rely on.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English banke

Origin: , from French banque

Origin: , from Old Italian banca, bench, moneychanger's table

Origin: , from Old High German banc

noun

A set of similar or matched things arranged in a row, especially:
a. A set of elevators.
b. A row of keys on a keyboard.
Nautical
a. A bench for rowers in a galley.
b. A row of oars in a galley.
Printing The lines of type under a headline.