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Bank Definition
(n)
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
"
(n)
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
"
(n)
a
supply
or
stock
held
in
reserve
for
future
use
(
especially
in
emergencies
)
(n)
a
building
in
which
commercial
banking
is
transacted
; "
the
bank
is
on
the
corner
of
Nassau
and
Witherspoon
"
(n)
an
arrangement
of
similar
objects
in
a
row
or
in
tiers
; "
he
operated
a
bank
of
switches
"
(n)
a
container
(
usually
with
a
slot
in
the
top
)
for
keeping
money
at
home
; "
the
coin
bank
was
empty
"
(n)
a
long
ridge
or
pile
; "
a
huge
bank
of
earth
"
(n)
the
funds
held
by
a
gambling
house
or
the
dealer
in
some
gambling
games
; "
he
tried
to
break
the
bank
at
Monte
Carlo
"
(n)
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
(n)
a
flight
maneuver
;
aircraft
tips
laterally
about
its
longitudinal
axis
(
especially
in
turning
); "
the
plane
went
into
a
steep
bank
"
(v)
tip
laterally
; "
the
pilot
had
to
bank
the
aircraft
"
(v)
enclose
with
a
bank
; "
bank
roads
"
(v)
do
business
with
a
bank
or
keep
an
account
at
a
bank
; "
Where
do
you
bank
in
this
town
?"
(v)
act
as
the
banker
in
a
game
or
in
gambling
(v)
be
in
the
banking
business
(v)
put
into
a
bank
account
; "
She
deposites
her
paycheck
every
month
"
(v)
cover
with
ashes
so
to
control
the
rate
of
burning
; "
bank
a
fire
"
(v)
have
confidence
or
faith
in
; "
We
can
trust
in
God
"; "
Rely
on
your
friends
"; "
bank
on
your
good
education
"; "
I
swear
by
my
grandmother
''
s
recipes
"
Bank Synonyms
bank
bank building
banking company
banking concern
camber
cant
coin bank
deposit
depository financial institution
money box
rely
savings bank
swear
trust
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