Definition of "bank"
- noun
An institution where one can place and borrow money and take care of financial affairs.
A branch office of such an institution.
An underwriter or controller of a card game, also banque.
A safe and guaranteed place of storage for and retrieval of important items or goods.
An edge of river, lake, or other watercourse.
An elevation, or rising ground, under the sea; a shallow area of shifting sand, gravel, mud, and so forth (for example, a sandbank or mudbank).
A slope of earth, sand, etc.; an embankment.
The incline of an aircraft, especially during a turn.
An incline, a hill.
A mass noun for a quantity of clouds.
A row or panel of items stored or grouped together.
A row of keys on a musical keyboard or the equivalent on a typewriter keyboard.
- verb
To deal with a bank or financial institution.
To put into a bank.
To roll or incline laterally in order to turn.
To cause (an aircraft) to bank.
To form into a bank or heap, to bank up.
To cover the embers of a fire with ashes in order to retain heat.
To arrange or order in a row.
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