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• my salary is paid directly into my bank.
• i need to go to the bank (= the local office of a bank).
• a bank loan
• a bank manager

bank

1. an organization that provides various financial services, for example keeping or lending money
• My salary is paid directly into my bank.
• I need to go to the bank (= the local office of a bank).
• a bank loan
• a bank manager
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
4. the side of a river, canal, etc. and the land near it
• He jumped in and swam to the opposite bank.
• It's on the north bank of the Thames.
• a house on the banks of the River Severn (= on land near the river)
5. 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.
6. an artificial slope built at the side of a road, so that cars can drive fast around bends
7. a mass of cloud, snow, etc., especially one formed by the wind
• The sun disappeared behind a bank of clouds.
8. a row or series of similar objects, especially machines
• a bank of lights/switches/computers
9. to make a lot of money easily and feel very pleased about it
10. 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.

Extra Examples

• A group of ten international banks is to underwrite and sell the bonds.
• He got a large loan from the bank.
• 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 River Frome had burst its banks after torrential rain.
• 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 central bank has put up interest rates.
• The children rolled down the grassy bank.
• The company owes the bank more than €4 million.
• The government has refused to bail out the bank.
• We could see them waving on the opposite bank.
• We strolled along the river bank.
• a huge bank of switches and buttons
• a picnic on the banks of the Thames
• a vast bank of cloud
• They intend to establish a bank of information which will be accessible to the public.
• a blood/sperm 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.