Bank

noun

bæŋk

Noun

a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities
“he cashed a check at the bank”
“that bank holds the mortgage on my home”
a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home
“the coin bank was empty”
Type of:Container
a building in which the business of banking transacted
“the bank is on the corner of Nassau and Witherspoon”
Type of:DepositoryRepositoryDepositary
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
“they pulled the canoe up on the bank”
“he sat on the bank of the river and watched the currents”
Type of:SideInclineSlope
a flight maneuver; aircraft tips laterally about its longitudinal axis (especially in turning)
“the plane went into a steep bank”
a long ridge or pile
“a huge bank of earth”
Type of:Ridge
an arrangement of similar objects in a row or in tiers
“he operated a bank of switches”
Type of:Array
the funds held by a gambling house or the dealer in some gambling games
“he tried to break the bank at Monte Carlo”
Type of:FundsFinances
a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force
Similar:Camber Cant
Type of:SlopeInclineSide
a supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies)
Type of:ReserveStockpileBacklog

cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning
“bank a fire”
Type of:Cover
do business with a bank or keep an account at a bank
“Where do you bank in this town?”
Type of:Transact
enclose with a bank
“bank roads”
Type of:IncloseEnclose
tip laterally
“the pilot had to bank the aircraft”
Type of:Tip
have faith or confidence in
Similar:Bet Calculate Count Depend Look
Type of:Trust
put into a bank account
Similar:Deposit
Type of:Give
act as the banker in a game or in gambling
Type of:Act
be in the banking business
Type of:Work