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The front of a classic style bank building.

noun

Bank is defined as a long pile or mound.
A mass of sand running along the shore is an example of a bank.
The definition of a bank is a place that receives, lends, exchanges and protects money.
Capital One and Chase are each an example of a bank.

verb

Bank means to pile up or build up.
An example of bank is to pile a lot of snow into a mound.

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bank

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 of bank

Middle English banke from Middle French banque from OIt banca, origin, originally , table, moneylenders' exchange table from Old High German bank, bench: see bank

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

to deposit (money) in a bank

bank Idioms

bank on

Informal to depend on; rely on

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 a body of ore

Origin of bank

Middle English banke from (prob. via Anglo-Norman an unverified form banki) Old Norse bakki, akin to Old High German and Dutch bank and Old English benc, bench

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

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

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 of bank

Middle English banke from Old French banc, bench from Frankish or Old High German bank: see bank

to arrange in a bank

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bank

noun

A piled-up mass, as of snow or clouds; a heap: a bank of thunderclouds.
A steep natural incline.
An artificial embankment.
often banks
a. The slope of land adjoining a body of water, especially adjoining a river, lake, or channel.
b. A large elevated area of a sea floor.
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 of bank

Middle English 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 certain games, especially 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 fluids or tissues, such as blood, sperm, or skin, that is stored in a facility for future use.
A place of safekeeping or storage: a computer's memory bank.

verb

banked, bank·ing, banks

verb

transitive

To deposit in a bank.
To store for future use.

verb

intransitive

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

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

Origin of bank

Middle English banke from French banque from Old Italian banca bench, moneychanger's table 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.

transitive verb

banked, bank·ing, banks

To arrange or set up in a row: “Every street was banked with purple-blooming trees” ( Doris Lessing )

Origin of bank

Middle English bench from Old French banc from Late Latin bancus of Germanic origin

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Noun

(plural banks)

An institution where one can place and borrow money and take care of financial affairs.
A branch office of such an institution.
An underwriter or controller of a card game; also banque.
A fund from deposits or contributions, to be used in transacting business; a joint stock or capital.
(gambling) The sum of money etc. which the dealer or banker has as a fund from which to draw stakes and pay losses.
In certain games, such as dominos, a fund of pieces from which the players are allowed to draw.
A safe and guaranteed place of storage for and retrieval of important items or goods.
blood bank; sperm bank; data bank

Verb

(third-person singular simple present banks, present participle banking, simple past and past participle banked)

(intransitive) To deal with a bank or financial institution.
He banked with Barclays.
To put into a bank.
I'm going to bank the money.

Origin

From Middle English banke, from Middle French banque, from Old Italian banca (“counter, moneychanger's bench or table”), from Lombardic bank (“bench, counter”), from Proto-Germanic *bankiz (“bench, counter”), from Proto-Indo-European *bheg- (“to turn, curve, bend, bow”). Cognate with Old High German banc, banch (“counter, bench”), Old English benc (“bench”). More at bench.

Noun

(plural banks)

(hydrology) An edge of river, lake, or other watercourse.
(nautical, hydrology) An elevation, or rising ground, under the sea; a shallow area of shifting sand, gravel, mud, and so forth (for example, a sandbank or mudbank).
the banks of Newfoundland
(geography) A slope of earth, sand, etc.; an embankment.
(aviation) The incline of an aircraft, especially during a turn.
(rail transport) An incline, a hill.
A mass noun for a quantity of clouds.
The bank of clouds on the horizon announced the arrival of the predicted storm front.
(mining) The face of the coal at which miners are working.
(mining) A deposit of ore or coal, worked by excavations above water level.
(mining) The ground at the top of a shaft.
Ores are brought to bank.

Verb

(third-person singular simple present banks, present participle banking, simple past and past participle banked)

(intransitive, aviation) To roll or incline laterally in order to turn.
To cause (an aircraft) to bank.
To form into a bank or heap, to bank up.
to bank sand
To cover the embers of a fire with ashes in order to retain heat.
To raise a mound or dike about; to enclose, defend, or fortify with a bank; to embank.

Origin

Middle English banke, from Old English hōbanca (“couch”) and Old English banc (“bank, hillock, embankment”), from Proto-Germanic *bankô. Akin to Old Norse bakki (“elevation, hill”).

Noun

(plural banks)

A row or panel of items stored or grouped together.
a bank of switches
a bank of pay phones
A row of keys on a musical keyboard or the equivalent on a typewriter keyboard.

Verb

(third-person singular simple present banks, present participle banking, simple past and past participle banked)

(order and arrangement) To arrange or order in a row.

Origin

Middle English bank (“bank”), banke, from Old French banc (“bench”), from Frankish *bank. Akin to Old English benc (“bench”).

Noun

(plural banks)

A bench, as for rowers in a galley; also, a tier of oars.
A bench or seat for judges in court.
The regular term of a court of law, or the full court sitting to hear arguments upon questions of law, as distinguished from a sitting at nisi prius, or a court held for jury trials. See banc.
(archaic, printing) A kind of table used by printers.
(music) A bench, or row of keys belonging to a keyboard, as in an organ.

Origin

Probably from French banc. Of German origin, and akin to English bench.

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bank - Computer Definition

An arrangement of identical hardware components.

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bank - Investment & Finance Definition

A financial business chartered by state or federal government that takes in deposits from individuals and businesses. Banks then lend the money to other individuals and businesses that need cash. Banks also offer a variety of financial and investment products, such as checking and savings accounts, certificates of deposit, loans, and mortgages. In recent years, banks have added online bill payment services and online banking. Accounts at banks are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) for up to $100,000 per account.

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bank - Legal Definition

A financial institution, whether incorporated or not, with a substantial portion of its business consisting of receiving deposits and maintaining savings accounts and checking accounts. Most also issue loans and credit, exchange currencies, transmit funds, and deal in negotiable bonds and securities issued by corporations and the government.

commercial bank

A bank, often organized as a public corporation, that offers the broadest range of services allowed by law, but that is required to keep a larger percentage of its deposits on reserve than is required of savings and loan associations and savings banks.

savings and loan association

A financial institution, often organized and operated like a bank, with a primary purpose to make loans so that individuals can purchase or construct homes, but that also provide various banking services. See also building and loan association.

savings bank

A bank that receives deposits, maintains savings accounts (from which funds can usually be withdrawn only after a set period of time or advance notice), pays interest on them at usually higher rates than commercial banks, and makes certain loans. However, a savings bank cannot maintain checking accounts and is allowed to invest only in certain types of corporate and government bonds and securities.

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