bank

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noun (1)

ˈbaŋk

: a mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level: such as

: a piled-up mass of cloud or fog

a fog bank

a bank of dark clouds

: an undersea elevation rising especially from the continental shelf

: the rising ground bordering a lake, river, or sea or forming the edge of a cut or hollow

We lived along the banks of the Mississippi River.

: a steep slope (as of a hill)

climbed a steep bank up to the cabin

: the lateral inward tilt of a surface along a curve

The engineers hadn't given the road enough bank.

: the lateral inward tilt of a vehicle (such as an airplane) when turning

The bomber crossed the target area in a sharp bank.

: a protective or cushioning rim or piece

bank

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verb (1)

banked; banking; banks

transitive verb

: to build a raised border of earth around : to raise a bank (see bank entry 1 sense 2) about

bank a fishpond

: to restrict the flow of air to (a fire) especially by piling ash around or over the burning embers

They banked the campfire at midnight so it could be easily revived in the morning.

: to build (a curve) with the roadbed or track inclined laterally upward from the inside edge

: to heap or pile in a bank

banking sand up along a river to prevent flooding

billiards : to drive (a ball) into a cushion

sports : to bounce (a ball or shot) off a surface (such as a backboard) into or toward a goal

bank in a rebound

: to form or group in a tier

intransitive verb

: to rise in or form a bank

—often used with up

clouds would bank up about midday, and showers fall

William Beebe

: to incline an airplane laterally

The pilot banked right.

b(1)

: to incline laterally

torpedo planes … darting in to attack, then banking off

K. M. Dodson

(2)

: to follow a curve or incline

skiers banking around the turn

bank

3 of 5

noun (2)

: an establishment for the custody, loan, exchange, or issue of money, for the extension of credit, and for facilitating the transmission of funds

paychecks automatically deposited into the bank

went to the bank to make a withdrawal

open a bank account

obsolete : the table, counter, or place of business of a money changer

: a person conducting a gambling house or game

specifically : dealer

: a supply of something held in reserve: such as

in games : the fund of supplies (such as money, chips, or pieces) held by the banker (see banker entry 1 sense 2) or dealer

in games : a fund of pieces (such as dominoes) from which the players draw

select another domino from the bank

: a place where something is held available

memory banks

especially : a depot for the collection and storage of a biological product

a blood bank

bank

4 of 5

verb (2)

banked; banking; banks

intransitive verb

: to manage a bank

: to deposit money or have an account in a bank (see bank entry 3 sense 1a)

choosing where to bank

transitive verb

: to deposit or store in a bank

bank a check

Whole blood … could be banked indefinitely …

Time

bank

5 of 5

noun (3)

: a group or series of objects arranged together in a row or a tier

a bank of vending machines

: such as

: a set of elevators

: a row or tier of telephones

worked at a phone bank calling potential donors

journalism : one of the horizontal and usually secondary or lower divisions of a headline

reading the bank of the headline

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1) and Verb (1)

Middle English, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse bakki bank; akin to Old English benc bench — more at bench

Noun (2) and Verb (2)

Middle English, from Middle French or Old Italian; Middle French banque, from Old Italian banca, literally, bench, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English benc

Noun (3)

Middle English banc bench, from Anglo-French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English benc

First Known Use

Noun (1)

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb (1)

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Noun (2)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb (2)

1738, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Noun (3)

1771, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

bank 1 of 5

noun

ˈbaŋk

: a mound or ridge especially of earth

a bank of snow

: the side of a hill

: the higher ground at the edge of a river, lake, or sea

the banks of the river

: something shaped like a mound

a bank of clouds

: an undersea elevation : shoal

bank

2 of 5

verb

banked; banking

: to build (a curve) in a road or track with a slope upward from the inside edge

: to heap up in a mound or pile

Wind banked snow against the door.

: to raise a pile or mound around

bank a stone wall

: to tilt to one side when turning

bank

3 of 5

noun

: a business where people deposit and withdraw their money and borrow money

: a small closed container in which money may be saved

: a storage place for a reserve supply

a blood bank

bank

4 of 5

verb

banked; banking

: to have an account in a bank

We bank locally.

: to deposit in a bank

bank ten dollars

bank

5 of 5

noun

: a group or series of objects arranged together in a row

a bank of seats

Legal Definition

bank

noun

ˈbaŋk

: an organization for the custody, loan, or exchange of money, for the extension of credit, and for facilitating the transmission of funds

— branch bank

: a banking facility that is a separate but dependent part of a chartered bank

especially : a facility that performs some banking functions and is separate from a main office

— bridge bank

: a national bank that is chartered for a limited time to operate an insolvent bank until it is sold

— central bank

: a national bank that establishes monetary and fiscal policy and controls the money supply and interest rate

— collecting bank

: a bank other than the payor bank that is handling for collection a negotiable instrument or a promise or order to pay money

— commercial bank

: a bank organized chiefly to handle the everyday financial transactions of businesses (as through deposit accounts and commercial loans)

— cooperative bank

: an association (as a credit union) owned by and offering banking services for its members

specifically : savings and loan association

— depositary bank

: the first bank to take a negotiable instrument or promise or order to pay money unless the instrument, promise, or order is presented for immediate payment over the counter

— federal land bank

: a land bank that is under federal charter and regulated by the Farm Credit Administration

— Federal Reserve bank

: one of 12 central banks set up under the Federal Reserve Act to hold reserves for and extend credit to affiliated banks in their respective districts

— intermediary bank

: a bank other than the depositary or payor bank to which a negotiable instrument or promise or order to pay is transferred in the course of collection

— land bank

: a bank that provides financing for land development and farm mortgages especially by issuing stock see also federal land bank in this entry

: a trust that holds land for purposes of preservation or conservation

— national bank

: a bank operating under federal charter and supervision

— nonbank bank

: a financial organization (as a branch of an out-of-state bank) that either accepts demand deposits or makes commercial loans

— payor bank

: a bank that is the drawee of a draft

— presenting bank

: a bank other than a payor bank that presents a negotiable instrument or promise or order to pay money

— savings bank

: a bank organized to hold depositors' funds in interest-bearing accounts and to make long-term investments (as in home mortgage loans)

— state bank

: a bank operating under state charter and law

单词	banks
释义	bank 1 of 5 noun (1) ˈbaŋk 1 : a mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level: such as a : a piled-up mass of cloud or fog a fog bank a bank of dark clouds b : an undersea elevation rising especially from the continental shelf 2 : the rising ground bordering a lake, river, or sea or forming the edge of a cut or hollow We lived along the banks of the Mississippi River. 3 a : a steep slope (as of a hill) climbed a steep bank up to the cabin b : the lateral inward tilt of a surface along a curve The engineers hadn't given the road enough bank. : the lateral inward tilt of a vehicle (such as an airplane) when turning The bomber crossed the target area in a sharp bank. 4 : a protective or cushioning rim or piece bank 2 of 5 verb (1) banked; banking; banks transitive verb 1 a : to build a raised border of earth around : to raise a bank (see bank entry 1 sense 2) about bank a fishpond b : to restrict the flow of air to (a fire) especially by piling ash around or over the burning embers They banked the campfire at midnight so it could be easily revived in the morning. c : to build (a curve) with the roadbed or track inclined laterally upward from the inside edge 2 : to heap or pile in a bank banking sand up along a river to prevent flooding 3 a billiards : to drive (a ball) into a cushion b sports : to bounce (a ball or shot) off a surface (such as a backboard) into or toward a goal bank in a rebound 4 : to form or group in a tier intransitive verb 1 : to rise in or form a bank —often used with up clouds would bank up about midday, and showers fall William Beebe 2 a : to incline an airplane laterally The pilot banked right. b(1) : to incline laterally torpedo planes … darting in to attack, then banking off K. M. Dodson (2) : to follow a curve or incline skiers banking around the turn bank 3 of 5 noun (2) 1 a : an establishment for the custody, loan, exchange, or issue of money, for the extension of credit, and for facilitating the transmission of funds paychecks automatically deposited into the bank went to the bank to make a withdrawal open a bank account b obsolete : the table, counter, or place of business of a money changer 2 : a person conducting a gambling house or game specifically : dealer 3 : a supply of something held in reserve: such as a in games : the fund of supplies (such as money, chips, or pieces) held by the banker (see banker entry 1 sense 2) or dealer b in games : a fund of pieces (such as dominoes) from which the players draw select another domino from the bank 4 : a place where something is held available memory banks especially : a depot for the collection and storage of a biological product a blood bank bank 4 of 5 verb (2) banked; banking; banks intransitive verb 1 : to manage a bank 2 : to deposit money or have an account in a bank (see bank entry 3 sense 1a) choosing where to bank transitive verb : to deposit or store in a bank bank a check Whole blood … could be banked indefinitely … Time bank 5 of 5 noun (3) 1 : a group or series of objects arranged together in a row or a tier a bank of vending machines : such as a : a set of elevators b : a row or tier of telephones worked at a phone bank calling potential donors 2 journalism : one of the horizontal and usually secondary or lower divisions of a headline reading the bank of the headline Phrases bank on : to depend or rely on can always bank on her friendship Did you know? The literal meaning of Italian banca was “bench,” but the word was also used for the benchlike counter at which an early money changer transacted business, and later to describe the money changer’s shop itself—the bank. When the banking trade spread from Italy to France, and then to England, the Italian word went with it and became our English bank. Synonyms Noun (1) bar drift mound Verb (1) hill mound Noun (3) array assemblage band batch battery block bunch clot clump cluster clutch collection constellation group grouping huddle knot lot muster package parcel passel set suite See all Synonyms & Antonyms Word History Etymology Noun (1) and Verb (1) Middle English, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse bakki bank; akin to Old English benc bench — more at bench Noun (2) and Verb (2) Middle English, from Middle French or Old Italian; Middle French banque, from Old Italian banca, literally, bench, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English benc Noun (3) Middle English banc bench, from Anglo-French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English benc First Known Use Noun (1) 13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb (1) 15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a Noun (2) 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Verb (2) 1738, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1 Noun (3) 1771, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing bank bank card bank discount bank holiday bank machine bank draft blood bank bank rate bank loan commercial bank break the bank bottle bank food bank data bank eye bank inter-bank run on the bank piggy bank merchant bank memory bank laugh all the way to the bank savings bank reserve bank state bank Federal Reserve bank bank shot bank money central bank national bank clearing bank left-bank sperm bank land bank bank on See More bank card bank discount bank holiday bank machine bank draft blood bank bank rate bank loan commercial bank break the bank bottle bank food bank data bank eye bank inter-bank run on the bank piggy bank merchant bank memory bank laugh all the way to the bank savings bank reserve bank state bank Federal Reserve bank bank shot bank money central bank national bank clearing bank left-bank sperm bank land bank bank on See More Kids Definition bank 1 of 5 noun ˈbaŋk 1 : a mound or ridge especially of earth a bank of snow 2 : the side of a hill 3 : the higher ground at the edge of a river, lake, or sea the banks of the river 4 : something shaped like a mound a bank of clouds 5 : an undersea elevation : shoal bank 2 of 5 verb banked; banking 1 : to build (a curve) in a road or track with a slope upward from the inside edge 2 : to heap up in a mound or pile Wind banked snow against the door. 3 : to raise a pile or mound around bank a stone wall 4 : to tilt to one side when turning bank 3 of 5 noun 1 : a business where people deposit and withdraw their money and borrow money 2 : a small closed container in which money may be saved 3 : a storage place for a reserve supply a blood bank bank 4 of 5 verb banked; banking 1 : to have an account in a bank We bank locally. 2 : to deposit in a bank bank ten dollars bank 5 of 5 noun : a group or series of objects arranged together in a row a bank of seats Medical Definition bank noun ˈbaŋk : a place where something is held available data bank especially : a depot for the collection and storage of a biological product of human origin for medical use a sperm bank an eye bank see blood bank Legal Definition bank noun ˈbaŋk : an organization for the custody, loan, or exchange of money, for the extension of credit, and for facilitating the transmission of funds — branch bank : a banking facility that is a separate but dependent part of a chartered bank especially : a facility that performs some banking functions and is separate from a main office — bridge bank : a national bank that is chartered for a limited time to operate an insolvent bank until it is sold — central bank : a national bank that establishes monetary and fiscal policy and controls the money supply and interest rate — collecting bank : a bank other than the payor bank that is handling for collection a negotiable instrument or a promise or order to pay money — commercial bank : a bank organized chiefly to handle the everyday financial transactions of businesses (as through deposit accounts and commercial loans) — cooperative bank : an association (as a credit union) owned by and offering banking services for its members specifically : savings and loan association — depositary bank : the first bank to take a negotiable instrument or promise or order to pay money unless the instrument, promise, or order is presented for immediate payment over the counter — federal land bank : a land bank that is under federal charter and regulated by the Farm Credit Administration — Federal Reserve bank : one of 12 central banks set up under the Federal Reserve Act to hold reserves for and extend credit to affiliated banks in their respective districts — intermediary bank : a bank other than the depositary or payor bank to which a negotiable instrument or promise or order to pay is transferred in the course of collection — land bank : a bank that provides financing for land development and farm mortgages especially by issuing stock see also federal land bank in this entry : a trust that holds land for purposes of preservation or conservation — national bank : a bank operating under federal charter and supervision — nonbank bank : a financial organization (as a branch of an out-of-state bank) that either accepts demand deposits or makes commercial loans — payor bank : a bank that is the drawee of a draft — presenting bank : a bank other than a payor bank that presents a negotiable instrument or promise or order to pay money — savings bank : a bank organized to hold depositors' funds in interest-bearing accounts and to make long-term investments (as in home mortgage loans) — state bank : a bank operating under state charter and law banks 1 of 3 noun (1) plural of bank 1 as in clusters a number of things considered as a unit a bank of telephones set up for the telethon Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance clusters groups batches arrays collections lots batteries bunches groupings constellations packages assemblages varieties bands sets clumps suites assortments blocks parcels series clots clutches mixtures aggregations accumulations passels huddles aggregates conglomerations musters knots the whole kit and caboodle agglomerations sundries suits cycles jumbles runs miscellanies hodgepodges odds and ends Antonyms & Near Antonyms units entities items singles 2 as in rows a series of people or things arranged side by side a bank of elevators Synonyms & Similar Words rows queues lines chains ranks strings columns processions tiers files cues trains sequences ranges arrays echelons concatenations banks 2 of 3 noun (2) plural of bank as in mounds a pile or ridge of granular matter (as sand or snow) a bank of dirt that the construction workers left behind Synonyms & Similar Words mounds mountains bars embankments drifts sandbars masses hills tufts snowbanks stacks heaps snowdrifts banks 3 of 3 verb present tense third-person singular of bank 1 as in hills to form into a pile or ridge of earth banked sand into little mounds on the beach Synonyms & Similar Words hills mounds piles stacks clumps groups pyramids masses heaps lumps conglomerates embanks wads bunches bundles accumulates gathers collects assembles amasses 2 as in deposits to put in an account she always banks half of her paycheck Synonyms & Similar Words deposits stores hoards reserves salts away stashes caches saves lays away squirrels (away) stows invests Antonyms & Near Antonyms withdraws takes out removes pays gives spends lays out disburses expends See More
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