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Bank Money I Bæŋk Senses Local Amount River

Word3 bank
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /bæŋk/ /bæŋk/
Example
  • i don't have much money in the bank at the end of the month.
  • i need to go to the bank (= the local office of a bank).
  • we are now in competition with the big foreign banks.
  • major banks are increasing the amount they lend to small companies.
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bank

(noun)/bæŋk/ /bæŋk/
  1. an organization that provides various financial services, for example keeping or lending money
    • SEE ALSO central bank
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/central-bank
    • I don't have much money in the bank at the end of the month.
    • I need to go to the bank (= the local office of a bank).
    • We are now in competition with the big foreign banks.
    • Major banks are increasing the amount they lend to small companies.
    • He got a large loan from the bank.
    • She got a bank loan to finance the purchase.
    • I had a meeting with the bank manager.
    • He was shot as he tried to foil a bank robbery.

    Extra Examples

    • I need to get some money out of the bank.
    • I'll put half the money in the bank and spend the rest.
    • Investors lost millions when the bank crashed.
    • Many of these banks issue both credit and debit cards.
    • She has her money in one of the largest savings banks.
    • The bank charged him a monthly $5 fee.
    • The bank lent her money to buy a car.
    • The bond will be priced by the issuing bank.
    • The company owes the bank more than €4 million.
    • The government has refused to bail out the bank.
    • A group of ten international banks is to underwrite and sell the bonds.
  2. a supply of money or things that are used as money in some games, especially those in which gambling is involved
  3. an amount of something that is collected; a place where something is stored ready for use
    • SEE ALSO databank
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/databank
    • a bank of knowledge
    • a blood/sperm bank
    • They intend to establish a bank of information which will be accessible to the public.
  4. a place or container where something may be placed for recycling
    • SEE ALSO bottle bank
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/bottle-bank
    • Take old clothes and shoes to the local recycling bank.
  5. the side of a river, canal, etc. and the land near it
    • We strolled along the river bank.
    • He jumped in and swam to the opposite bank.
    • a house on the banks of the River Severn (= on land near the river)
    • It's on the north bank of the Thames.
    • The river burst its banks after heavy rain.

    Extra Examples

    • We could see them waving on the opposite bank.
    • We had a picnic on the banks of the Thames.
  6. a raised area of ground that slopes at the sides, often at the edge of something or dividing something
    • There were low banks of earth between the rice fields.
    • The girls ran down the steep grassy bank.
  7. an artificial slope built at the side of a road, so that cars can drive fast around bends
  8. a mass of cloud, snow, etc., especially one formed by the wind
    • The sun disappeared behind a bank of clouds.
  9. a row or series of similar objects, especially machines
    • a bank of lights/computers
    • She was faced with a huge bank of switches and buttons.
    • She was working a phone bank for the Democrats.
  10. to make a lot of money easily and feel very pleased about it
  11. if you say something won’t break the bank, you mean that it won’t cost a lot of money, or more than you can afford
    • We can just get a sandwich if you want—that won’t break the bank.

    Word Origin

    • noun senses 4 to 8 Middle English: from Old Norse bakki, of Germanic origin; related to bench. The senses of is ‘set of things in rows’ from French banc, of the same ultimate origin. noun senses 1 to 3 late 15th cent. (originally denoting a money dealer's table): from French banque or Italian banca, from medieval Latin banca, bancus, of Germanic origin; related to other senses of bank and bench.
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