bank
- noun
- /bæŋk/
- Jargon
- The casino's bank for the blackjack game was much larger than expected, attracting more players.
Examples
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She carefully counted her chips and added them to the bank before placing her next bet.
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With more guys, I can hit bigger banks, better banks.
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But keep in mind, man, I did four banks with a note.
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Take that to the bank and cash it!
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The patient worked at a bank, and she was married and monogamous.
Academic text (2006) -
They're going to bet the bank.
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Bedsoe is watching the tape of the bank robbery on a small television.
Fiction book (1994) -
He has a degree in accounting, which is like money in the bank.
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The other two pupils, the bank clerk and the law student, were spotters.
Fiction book (1994) -
In the poker tournament, the dealer announced the total bank was over a million dollars.
Synonyms
Money that someone has to use for gambling or to fund a project
Idioms
Compounds
An area of land west of the Jordan River between Israel and Jordan where mainly Palestinians live
A national bank that controls a country's money and interest rates and holds money for the government and other banks
- Specialized
A regional bank that holds commercial banks' money and helps run the country's central bank system
- Specialized
A bank that the government allows to operate across the whole country
The main bank of the United Kingdom that issues money and sets interest rates
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
An amount of money borrowed from a bank that you must pay back with interest by an agreed date
- Specialized
A business that takes money from people and businesses, lends it, and helps with payments
A strong, secure room in a bank that holds money, valuable things, and important papers
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
- US
A written note telling a bank to pay a certain amount of money to a person or company
Many customers try to take out their money from a bank because they fear it will fail
- Formal
An official who checks a bank's accounts and records to make sure rules are followed
- Specialized
A company that owns or controls banks, usually to manage them
An area of Paris on the southern side of the Seine known for artists, writers, and cafes
- Specialized
A bank that helps businesses accept card payments and gives money after fees
- Specialized
A regional bank that lends short-term money to local savings banks to support home loans
- Specialized
The interest rate that a country's central bank sets for loans to commercial banks
- Formal
An official check of a bank's accounts, records, and operations by a government regulator
An international organization that gives loans to help developing countries build roads and schools
- Archaic
A government plan that pays farmers to rest fields and grow plants to improve soil
- Formal
A bank account where one person keeps and controls money for a named person who receives it after their death
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
- Specialized
A very steep turn in an airplane that makes the wings nearly vertical
- Specialized
A code of digits that shows which bank or card company handles a payment
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Bank (gambling) comes from the same idea of banca 'bench' where the dealer sat and kept the game's money, so the 'bank' is the money the house holds.