Bank meaning

What does “bank” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“bank” is a noun and verb with 18 meanings. Its most common meaning is: sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water).

bank

noun

  1. 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”

  2. 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”

  3. a long ridge or pile

    “a huge bank of earth”

  4. an arrangement of similar objects in a row or in tiers

    “he operated a bank of switches”

  5. a supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies)

  6. the funds held by a gambling house or the dealer in some gambling games

    “he tried to break the bank at Monte Carlo”

  7. 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

    Synonymscantcamber
  8. a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home

    “the coin bank was empty”

  9. a building in which the business of banking transacted

    “the bank is on the corner of Nassau and Witherspoon”

  10. a flight maneuver; aircraft tips laterally about its longitudinal axis (especially in turning)

    “the plane went into a steep bank”

verb

  1. tip laterally

    “the pilot had to bank the aircraft”

  2. enclose with a bank

    “bank roads”

  3. do business with a bank or keep an account at a bank

    “Where do you bank in this town?”

  4. act as the banker in a game or in gambling

  5. be in the banking business

  6. put into a bank account

    “She deposits her paycheck every month”

    Synonymsdeposit
  7. cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning

    “bank a fire”

  8. have faith or confidence in

    “you can count on me to help you any time”

    “Look to your friends for support”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University