bank (verb)

  • 1bank — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 for money ADJECTIVE ▪ big, large, major ▪ small ▪ central, clearing (in the UK), commercial …

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  • 2bank — I. /bæŋk / (say bangk) noun 1. a long pile or mass: bank of earth; bank of snow; bank of clouds. 2. a slope or acclivity. 3. Physical Geography the slope immediately bordering the course of a river along which the water normally runs. 4.… …

  • 3bank — bank1 noun 1》 the land alongside or sloping down to a river or lake. 2》 a long, high mound or elevation. 3》 a transverse slope given to a road, railway, or sports track to enable vehicles or runners to maintain speed round a curve. 4》 a set of… …

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  • 4bank — Ⅰ. bank [1] ► NOUN 1) the land alongside or sloping down to a river or lake. 2) a long, raised mound or mass: mud banks. 3) a set of similar things grouped together in rows. ► VERB 1) heap or form into a mass or mound. 2) …

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  • 5Bank — [bæŋk] noun BANKING ORGANIZATIONS The Bank the Bank of England, Britain s central bank: • The Bank is worried that strong demand for labour could lead to higher wages and prices. * * * Ⅰ …

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  • 6bank- Ⅰ — *bank germ.?, Verb: nhd. schlagen, klopfen; ne. beat (Verb); Etymologie: unbekannt …

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  • 7bank´roll´er — bank|roll «BANGK ROHL», noun, verb. –n. Informal. the amount of money a person has in his possession or readily available. –v.t. Slang. to provide the money for; finance: »... bankroll a new TV quiz show (Newsweek). –bank´roll´er, noun …

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  • 8bank|roll — «BANGK ROHL», noun, verb. –n. Informal. the amount of money a person has in his possession or readily available. –v.t. Slang. to provide the money for; finance: »... bankroll a new TV quiz show (Newsweek). –bank´roll´er, noun …

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  • 9bank|rupt — «BANGK ruhpt», adjective, verb, noun. –adj. 1. unable to pay one s debts, especially when declared legally unable to do so: »After his store burned, the shopkeeper was bankrupt. SYNONYM(S): insolvent. 2. Figurative. at the end of one s resources; …

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  • 10bank upon — bank (up)on (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To place trust or confidence in: believe in, count on (or upon), depend on (or upon), reckon on (or upon), rely on (or upon), trust (in). See TRUST …

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