to bank
- verb
- /bæŋk/
- Enjoy your idea of freedom while you can still make choices, but don't bank on it being there tomorrow.
So that's how we're banking on her being home.
- So that's how we're banking on her being home.
- And This is why Jonah's smartest You can't bank on winning the lottery.
- We do know Paul very well, but like we can't count on, we can't bank on that.
Examples
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You can bank on it.
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I wouldn't bank on it.
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I can bank on that fact.
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You can bank on that, okay?
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You can bank on that.
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On that you can bank.
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In America, we bank on effort, not privilege.
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They bank on folks feeling that way.
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Mitch had surely begun to bank on that, and it gave him the freedom to lie once in a while.
Fiction book (1996) -
I always bank on my friends to support me in difficult times.
Synonyms
To believe someone will do what they say
To be confident that something is true or will happen
To trust someone or something to give you help
To trust someone to help you when you need them
Trust a person or thing to do what you expect
To rely on a person or thing for help
To rely on someone for help or advice
Trust someone or something to do what you need
To trust a person or thing to give support
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
A national bank that controls a country's money and interest rates and holds money for the government and other banks
An area of land west of the Jordan River between Israel and Jordan where mainly Palestinians live
A report from your bank that lists all payments and deposits and shows your account balance
An amount of money borrowed from a bank that you must pay back with interest by an agreed date
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A regional bank that holds commercial banks' money and helps run the country's central bank system
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A business that takes money from people and businesses, lends it, and helps with payments
A US regional bank in the central bank system that holds money for local banks
The main bank of the United Kingdom that issues money and sets interest rates
A strong, secure room in a bank that holds money, valuable things, and important papers
The central bank that decides interest rates and manages money for countries using the euro
A plastic card from a bank used to pay without cash and get money from cash machines
Many customers try to take out their money from a bank because they fear it will fail
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A bank that the government allows to operate across the whole country
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An official who checks a bank's accounts and records to make sure rules are followed
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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
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A regional bank that lends short-term money to local savings banks to support home loans
- US
A written note telling a bank to pay a certain amount of money to a person or company
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The interest rate that a country's central bank sets for loans to commercial banks
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A bank that helps businesses accept card payments and gives money after fees
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An official check of a bank's accounts, records, and operations by a government regulator
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A code of digits that shows which bank or card company handles a payment
Parents who give money to their adult children to pay for big costs like a house or university
A network of U.S. government-backed banks that lend money to local lenders like savings banks and credit unions
An international organization that gives loans to help developing countries build roads and schools
A card game for two players who use different decks and try to place all their cards on piles
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A bank account where one person keeps and controls money for a named person who receives it after their death
How Certain
Surface Forms
Etymology
A helpful way to remember bank (to rely on) is to think of putting trust into a bank; to 'bank on' someone is to depend on them as you would on a safe place for money.