Bank Money I Bæŋk Senses Local Amount River

• 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.

bank

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.