bank

Meanings

• 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"
• 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 long ridge or pile
  • "a huge bank of earth"
• an arrangement of similar objects in a row or in tiers
  • "he operated a bank of switches"
• a supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies)
• the funds held by a gambling house or the dealer in some gambling games
  • "he tried to break the bank at Monte Carlo"
• 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
• a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home
  • "the coin bank was empty"
• a building in which the business of banking transacted
  • "the bank is on the corner of Nassau and Witherspoon"
• a flight maneuver; aircraft tips laterally about its longitudinal axis (especially in turning)
  • "the plane went into a steep bank"
• tip laterally
  • "the pilot had to bank the aircraft"
• enclose with a bank
  • "bank roads"
• do business with a bank or keep an account at a bank
  • "Where do you bank in this town?"
• act as the banker in a game or in gambling
• be in the banking business
• put into a bank account
• cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning
  • "bank a fire"
• have confidence or faith in
  • "bank on your good education"

Synonyms

bank building, banking company, banking concern, camber, cant, coin bank, deposit, depository financial institution, money box, rely, savings bank, swear, trust