bank
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[ bangk ]
/ bæŋk /
noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
Origin of bank
1SYNONYMS FOR bank
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Definition for bank (2 of 3)
Origin of bank
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1425–75; late Middle English < Middle French
banque < Italian
banca table, counter, moneychanger's table < Old High German
bank
bench
Definition for bank (3 of 3)
bank
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[ bangk ]
/ bæŋk /
noun
verb (used with object)
to arrange in a bank: to bank the seats; to bank the lights.
Origin of bank
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British Dictionary definitions for bank (1 of 3)
bank
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/ (bæŋk) /
noun
verb
See also
bank on
Word Origin for bank
C15: probably from Italian
banca bench, moneychanger's table, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German
banc
bench
British Dictionary definitions for bank (2 of 3)
bank
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/ (bæŋk) /
noun
verb
Word Origin for bank
C12: of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Icelandic
bakki hill, Old Danish
banke, Swedish
backe
British Dictionary definitions for bank (3 of 3)
bank
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/ (bæŋk) /
noun
an arrangement of objects, esp similar objects, in a row or in tiers
a bank of dials
- a tier of oars in a galley
- a bench for the rowers in a galley
a grade of lightweight writing and printing paper used for airmail letters, etc
telephony
(in automatic switching) an assembly of fixed electrical contacts forming a rigid unit in a selector or similar device
verb
(tr)
to arrange in a bank
Word Origin for bank
C17: from Old French
banc bench, of Germanic origin; see
bank
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Idioms and Phrases with bank
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