- bank
- bank1 [ bæŋk ] noun count ***1. ) a financial institution that people or businesses can keep their money in or borrow money from:Marge works at Bank of America.a New York investment banka ) an office of a bank:I need to go to the bank this morning.b ) only before noun belonging to or connected with a bank:a bank manager/loan/robbery2. ) a raised area of land along the side of a river:A man was fishing on the opposite bank.bank of: The fashion district lies on the east bank of the river.a ) a long area of land with sloping sides:I climbed a steep bank that overlooked the field.b ) a long pile of earth, snow, or sand:bank of: Great banks of snow and ice lined the roads.c ) a large mass of cloud or FOG3. ) a large number of things in a row, especially pieces of equipment:bank of: a bank of TV monitorsa ) a large collection, especially of information or ideas:an impressive data bankbank of: The library has a valuable bank of old documents.b ) a store of something that is available for use when it is needed:a blood/gene/sperm/organ bankbankbank 2 [ bæŋk ] verb *1. ) intransitive bank with/at to have a bank account with a particular bank:Who do you bank with?We bank at their headquarters.a ) transitive to pay money into a bank accountb ) transitive MAINLY JOURNALISM to earn a particular amount of money:She has already banked $5,000 in prize money.2. ) intransitive if an airplane banks, it turns quickly in the air, with one wing higher than the other`bank on phrasal verb transitivebank on someone/something to depend on something happening or on someone doing something:They're banking on him to find a solution to the problem.don't bank on it SPOKENused for telling someone that something will probably not happen:He said he'd come. Well, don't bank on it he's still in bed.
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.