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to bank

1 6.7
To act as the dealer and keep players' bets
  • verb
  • /bæŋk/
  • Jargon
: llevar la banca
  • Former champion Robbie Lawler banked $94,940 despite falling to Lorenz Larkin.

Examples

  • She was supposed to bank it on Friday for her boss and she didn't.

  • You know, if you bank it as a hole in one, bank it, bank it off the back wall.

  • You can cash out, bank the profit, and look for the next opportunity to come along.

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  • You find some rich fool to bank all the cash coming in, make it look legitimate...

  • In the poker game, I always bank my chips carefully to keep track of my winnings.

  • He decided to bank all his bets on the last hand, hoping for a big win.

  • To increase their chances of success, they decided to bank the maximum amount of money in that round.

Idioms

To cost a lot of money

Be completely sure that something is true or will happen

To make a lot of money while pretending to complain

Making a lot of money while pretending to be unhappy

Compounds

227 1.5

A service from a bank to keep and use your money

162 5.3

An area of land west of the Jordan River between Israel and Jordan where mainly Palestinians live

119 3.1

A national bank that controls a country's money and interest rates and holds money for the government and other banks

50 2.8

A person who steals money from a bank, often using violence or threats

reserve bank
  • Specialized
29 4.9

A regional bank that holds commercial banks' money and helps run the country's central bank system

national bank
  • Specialized
29 3.1

A bank that the government allows to operate across the whole country

28 2.8

A place that collects, keeps, and gives blood to patients

28 1.6

A place that collects food and gives it to people in need

The main bank of the United Kingdom that issues money and sets interest rates

21 1.0

A small container often shaped like a pig for children to save coins

A report from your bank that lists all payments and deposits and shows your account balance

A US regional bank in the central bank system that holds money for local banks

20 3.7

A place that collects and stores sperm for later use to help people have a baby

19 2.8

A person who looks after staff and daily work at a bank branch

17 2.3

An amount of money borrowed from a bank that you must pay back with interest by an agreed date

commercial bank
  • Specialized
15 3.0

A business that takes money from people and businesses, lends it, and helps with payments

14 1.8

Money you put in a bank to keep safe

13 3.5

A strong, secure room in a bank that holds money, valuable things, and important papers

13 1.4

A plastic card from a bank used to pay without cash and get money from cash machines

The central bank that decides interest rates and manages money for countries using the euro

savings bank
  • Specialized
11 2.7

A bank that takes people's savings and pays interest

11 3.9

A place in your mind or on a computer where information is kept

bank failure
  • Specialized
8 5.0

A bank that cannot pay its debts and closes

state bank
  • Specialized
8 3.2

A bank that a state government licenses and supervises

A building where people go to manage money, like depositing and withdrawing it

6 1.7

Paper money issued by a central bank used to pay for things

6 2.8

A written note telling a bank to pay a certain amount of money to a person or company

4 7.0

Many customers try to take out their money from a bank because they fear it will fail

The main bank of Japan that issues money and controls interest rates

bank examiner
  • Formal
3 4.9

An official who checks a bank's accounts and records to make sure rules are followed

bank charter
  • Formal
3 6.5

An official document that lets a bank operate and accept deposits

3 1.7

A person who protects a bank and its customers

3 2.1

A person who works at a bank and helps customers with money

3 1.9

A pile of snow made by wind or plows

3 2.3

A public holiday when banks and many shops and offices close

bank holding company
  • Specialized
3 5.2

A company that owns or controls banks, usually to manage them

member bank
  • Specialized
2 4.6

A bank that belongs to the U.S. Federal Reserve System

2 5.8

An area of Paris on the southern side of the Seine known for artists, writers, and cafes

merchant bank
  • Specialized
2 5.0

A bank that helps businesses accept card payments and gives money after fees

Home Loan Bank
  • Specialized
2 3.8

A regional bank that lends short-term money to local savings banks to support home loans

Removing money from a bank account at an ATM or bank

bank draft
  • Specialized
2 4.3

A written order from a bank to pay a person or company

1 3.2

A piece of paper money issued by a central bank used to pay for things

federal savings bank
  • Specialized
1 3.9

A bank that holds people's savings and follows federal rules

1 3.9

A long, flat group of clouds seen from a distance

1 5.0

A bank that shuts down because it cannot pay its debts

bank rate
  • Specialized
1 4.6

The interest rate that a country's central bank sets for loans to commercial banks

A bank that gives small loans to workers or small businesses

1 1.0

A small container with a slot for saving coins at home

zombie bank
  • Jargon
1 7.7

A bank that cannot pay its debts but still operates with government help

1 6.6

A person who supervises banks for a state government

A bank that offers many services like deposits, loans, and accounts

eye bank
  • Specialized
1 3.7

A place where doctors store donated corneas for transplants

bank line
  • Specialized
1 4.6

The most money a bank lets a customer borrow for loans or overdrafts

1 2.7

A large public container where people put empty glass bottles for recycling

lead bank
  • Jargon
1 6.9

A bank that coordinates a group of other banks to give a loan together

1 4.2

An official check of a bank's accounts, records, and operations by a government regulator

agent bank
  • Specialized
1 6.3

A bank that manages loan payments and communication for other banks

mutual savings bank
  • Specialized
1 4.6

People who save money there own the bank

1 1.7

A small container with a slot for keeping coins at home

1 4.8

The north side of the River Seine in Paris known for shops and museums

1 3.7

A shot in basketball that bounces off the backboard into the hoop

An international organization that gives loans to help developing countries build roads and schools

soil bank
  • Archaic
1 6.6

A government plan that pays farmers to rest fields and grow plants to improve soil

spoil bank
  • Specialized
1 8.2

A pile of waste rock and earth left from mining or digging

bank discount
  • Specialized
1 7.0

A bank takes interest off a loan before you get the money

1 7.4

A bank account where one person keeps and controls money for a named person who receives it after their death

1 9.5

A card game for two players who use different decks and try to place all their cards on piles

A network of U.S. government-backed banks that lend money to local lenders like savings banks and credit unions

vertical bank
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A very steep turn in an airplane that makes the wings nearly vertical

1 3.7

A code of digits that shows which bank or card company handles a payment

Small stones taken from riverbanks and used under roads or buildings

9.1

A small swallow that digs holes in sandy or clay banks to make its nest

Surface Forms

bank infinitive
banked past
banked past participle
banking present participle
banks third person singular

Etymology

Bank (to act as banker) comes from banca 'bench', meaning to take the dealer's role and keep the game's money, so to bank is to manage the bets and cash in a game.