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English Definitions
bank
N
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
bank
N
a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities
bank
N
a long ridge or pile
bank
N
an arrangement of similar objects in a row or in tiers
bank
N
a supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies)
bank
N
the funds held by a gambling house or the dealer in some gambling games
bank
N
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
bank
N
a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home
bank
N
a building in which the business of banking transacted
bank
N
a flight maneuver; aircraft tips laterally about its longitudinal axis (especially in turning)
bank
V
enclose with a bank
bank
V
do business with a bank or keep an account at a bank
bank
V
act as the banker in a game or in gambling
bank
V
be in the banking business
bank
V
put into a bank account
bank
V
cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning
bank
V
have confidence or faith in
bank account
N
a fund that a customer has entrusted to a bank and from which the customer can make withdrawals
N
a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)
N
a building in which the business of banking transacted
N
a credit card issued by a bank
N
a charter authorizing the operation of a bank
N
a written order directing a bank to pay money
N
an employee of a bank who receives and pays out money
N
act of closing down a bank because of a fiscal emergency or failure
N
a commissioner appointed to supervise banks; a state superintendent of banks
N
money deposited in a bank or some similar institution
N
interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan
bank draft
N
a draft drawn by a bank against funds deposited in another bank
N
an examination of the affairs and records of a bank by a state or federal bank examiner
N
an examiner appointed to audit the accounts of banks in a given jurisdiction
bank failure
N
the inability of a bank to meet its credit obligations
N
gravel as found in natural deposits
N
a security guard at a bank
N
a holding company owning or controlling one or more banks
bank holiday
N
any of several weekdays when banks are closed; a legal holiday in Britain
N
an identification number consisting of a two-part code assigned to banks and savings associations; the first part shows the location and the second identifies the bank itself
N
the maximum credit that a customer is allowed
N
a loan made by a bank; to be repaid with interest on or before a fixed date
N
manager of a branch office of a bank
N
swallow of the northern hemisphere that nests in tunnels dug in clay or sand banks
bank note
N
a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)
N
the central bank of England and Wales
N
the central bank of Japan
N
the discount rate fixed by a central bank
N
the concerted action of depositors who try to withdraw their money from a bank because they think it will fail
N
a basketball shot that bounces off of the backboard before passing through the hoop
N
a periodic statement prepared by a bank for each client
English Definitions from WordNet 3.0
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