banks Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
   Sir Joseph Banks.
   
2. noun sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
   bank.
   
   • they pulled the canoe up on the bank
   • he sat on the bank of the river and watched the currents
3. noun a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities
   banking concern; depository financial institution; bank; banking company.
   
   • he cashed a check at the bank
   • that bank holds the mortgage on my home
4. noun a long ridge or pile
   bank.
   
   • a huge bank of earth
5. noun an arrangement of similar objects in a row or in tiers
   bank.
   
   • he operated a bank of switches
6. noun a supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies)
   bank.
   
7. noun the funds held by a gambling house or the dealer in some gambling games
   bank.
   
   • he tried to break the bank at Monte Carlo
8. noun 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
   cant; camber; bank.
   
9. noun a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home
   coin bank; money box; bank; savings bank.
   
   • the coin bank was empty
10. noun a building in which the business of banking transacted
    bank building; bank.
    
    • the bank is on the corner of Nassau and Witherspoon
11. noun a flight maneuver; aircraft tips laterally about its longitudinal axis (especially in turning)
    bank.
    
    • the plane went into a steep bank
12. verb tip laterally
    bank.
    
    • the pilot had to bank the aircraft
13. verb enclose with a bank
    bank.
    
    • bank roads
14. verb do business with a bank or keep an account at a bank
    bank.
    
    • Where do you bank in this town?
15. verb act as the banker in a game or in gambling
    bank.
    
16. verb be in the banking business
    bank.
    
17. verb put into a bank account
    deposit; bank.
    
    • She deposits her paycheck every month
18. verb cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning
    bank.
    
    • bank a fire
19. verb have confidence or faith in
    rely; trust; bank; swear.
    
    • We can trust in God
    • Rely on your friends
    • bank on your good education
    • I swear by my grandmother's recipes

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