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bank 1
(băngk)n.
1. A piled-up mass, as of snow or clouds; a heap: a bank of thunderclouds.
2. A steep natural incline.
3. An artificial embankment.
4. often banks
a. The slope of land adjoining a body of water, especially adjoining a river, lake, or channel.
b. A large elevated area of a sea floor.
5. Games The cushion of a billiard or pool table.
6. The lateral inward tilting, as of a motor vehicle or an aircraft, in turning or negotiating a curve.
v. banked, bank·ing, banks
v.tr.
1. To border or protect with a ridge or embankment.
2. To pile up; amass: banked earth along the wall.
3. To cover (a fire), as with ashes or fresh fuel, to ensure continued low burning.
4. To construct with a slope rising to the outside edge: The turns on the racetrack were steeply banked.
5.
a. To tilt (an aircraft) laterally and inwardly in flight.
b. To tilt (a motor vehicle) laterally and inwardly when negotiating a curve.
6. Games To strike (a billiard ball) so that it rebounds from the cushion of the table.
7. Sports To play (a ball or puck) in such a way as to make it glance off a surface, such as a backboard or wall.
v.intr.
1. To rise in or take the form of a bank.
2. To tilt an aircraft or a motor vehicle laterally when turning.
[Middle English, of Scandinavian origin.]
bank 2
(băngk)n.
1.
a. A business establishment in which money is kept for saving or commercial purposes or is invested, supplied for loans, or exchanged.
b. The offices or building in which such an establishment is located.
2. Games
a. The funds of a gambling establishment.
b. The funds held by a dealer or banker in certain games, especially gambling games.
c. The reserve pieces, cards, chips, or play money in some games, such as poker, from which the players may draw.
3.
a. A supply or stock for future or emergency use: a grain bank.
b. Medicine A supply of human fluids or tissues, such as blood, sperm, or skin, that is stored in a facility for future use.
4. A place of safekeeping or storage: a computer's memory bank.
v. banked, bank·ing, banks
v.tr.
1. To deposit in a bank.
2. To store for future use.
v.intr.
Phrasal Verb: 1. To transact business with a bank or maintain a bank account.
2. To operate a bank.
bank on
To have confidence in; rely on.
[Middle English banke, from French banque, from Old Italian banca, bench, moneychanger's table, from Old High German banc.]
bank 3
(băngk)n.
1. A set of similar or matched things arranged in a row, especially:
a. A set of elevators.
b. A row of keys on a keyboard.
2. Nautical
a. A bench for rowers in a galley.
b. A row of oars in a galley.
3. Printing The lines of type under a headline.
tr.v. banked, bank·ing, banks
To arrange or set up in a row: "Every street was banked with purple-blooming trees" (Doris Lessing).
[Middle English, bench, from Old French banc, from Late Latin bancus, of Germanic origin.]
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bank
(bæŋk)n
1. (Banking & Finance) an institution offering certain financial services, such as the safekeeping of money, conversion of domestic into and from foreign currencies, lending of money at interest, and acceptance of bills of exchange
2. (Banking & Finance) the building used by such an institution
3. a small container used at home for keeping money
4. (Gambling, except Cards) the funds held by a gaming house or a banker or dealer in some gambling games
5. (Card Games) (in various games)
a. the stock, as of money, pieces, tokens, etc, on which players may draw
b. the player holding this stock
6. any supply, store, or reserve, for future use: a data bank; a blood bank.
vb
7. (Banking & Finance) (tr) to deposit (cash, cheques, etc) in a bank
8. (Banking & Finance) (intr) to transact business with a bank
9. (Banking & Finance) (intr) to engage in the business of banking
10. (Gambling, except Cards) (intr) to hold the bank in some gambling games
[C15: probably from Italian banca bench, moneychanger's table, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German banc bench]
bank
(bæŋk)n
1. a long raised mass, esp of earth; mound; ridge
2. (Physical Geography) a slope, as of a hill
3. (Physical Geography) the sloping side of any hollow in the ground, esp when bordering a river: the left bank of a river is on a spectator's left looking downstream.
4. (Physical Geography)
a. an elevated section, rising to near the surface, of the bed of a sea, lake, or river
b. (in combination): sandbank; mudbank.
5. (Mining & Quarrying)
a. the area around the mouth of the shaft of a mine
b. the face of a body of ore
6. (Aeronautics) the lateral inclination of an aircraft about its longitudinal axis during a turn
7. (Civil Engineering) Also called: banking, camber, cant or superelevation a bend on a road or on a railway, athletics, cycling, or other track having the outside built higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force on vehicles, runners, etc, rounding it at speed and in some cases to facilitate drainage
8. (Billiards & Snooker) the cushion of a billiard table
vb
9. (when: tr, often foll by up) to form into a bank or mound
10. (Civil Engineering) (tr) to border or enclose (a road, etc) with a bank
11. (sometimes foll by: up) to cover (a fire) with ashes, fresh fuel, etc, so that it will burn slowly
12. (Aeronautics) to cause (an aircraft) to tip laterally about its longitudinal axis or (of an aircraft) to tip in this way, esp while turning
13. to travel round a bank, esp at high speed
14. (Billiards & Snooker) (tr) billiards to drive (a ball) into the cushion
[C12: of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Icelandic bakki hill, Old Danish banke, Swedish backe]
bank
(bæŋk)n
1. an arrangement of objects, esp similar objects, in a row or in tiers: a bank of dials.
2. (Nautical Terms)
a. a tier of oars in a galley
b. a bench for the rowers in a galley
3. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a grade of lightweight writing and printing paper used for airmail letters, etc
4. (Telecommunications) telephony (in automatic switching) an assembly of fixed electrical contacts forming a rigid unit in a selector or similar device
vb
(tr) to arrange in a bank
[C17: from Old French banc bench, of Germanic origin; see bank1]
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bank1
(bæŋk)n.
1. a long pile or heap; mass: a bank of earth; a bank of clouds.
2. a slope or acclivity.
3. the slope immediately bordering a stream course along which the water normally runs.
4. a broad elevation of the sea floor around which the water is relatively shallow but not a hazard to surface navigation.
5. Also called cant. the inclination of the bed of a banked road or track.
6. the lateral inclination of an aircraft, esp. during a turn.
7. the cushion of a billiard table.
v.t. 8. to border with or like a bank; embank: banking the flooded river with sandbags.
9. to form into a bank or heap: to bank snow along a path.
10. to build (a road or track) with an upward slope from the inner edge to the outer edge at a curve.
11. to tip or incline (an airplane) laterally.
12. (in billiards or pool)
a. to drive (a ball) to the cushion.
b. to pocket (the object ball) by driving it against the bank.
13. to cover (a fire) with ashes or fuel to make it burn long and slowly.
v.i. 14. to build up in or form banks, as clouds or snow.
15. (of an airplane) to tip or incline laterally.
16. (of a road or track) to slope upward from the inner edge to the outer edge at a curve.
[1150–1200; Middle English banke, Old English hōbanca couch, c. Old Norse bakki elevation, hill < Germanic *bank-ōn-; compare bank3, bench]
bank2
(bæŋk)n.
1. an institution for receiving, lending, and safeguarding money and transacting other financial business.
2. the stock of pieces drawn upon by players in the course of a game, as dominoes.
3. the person or office in a gambling house that holds and distributes cash.
4. a storage place: blood bank; sperm bank.
5. a store or reserve.
v.i. 6. to keep money in or have an account with a bank.
v.t. 7. to deposit in a bank.
8. bank on, to count on; depend on.
[1425–75; late Middle English < Middle French banque < Italian banca table, counter, moneychanger's table < Germanic; compare Old High German bank bench]
bank3
(bæŋk)n.
1. an arrangement of objects in a line or in tiers: a bank of lights.
2. a bench for rowers in a galley.
3. the group of rowers occupying one bench or rowing one oar.
4. a number of similar devices connected to act together: a bank of transformers.
v.t. 5. to arrange in a bank.
[1200–50; Middle English bank(e) < Old French banc bench < Germanic; see bank1]
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Bank
a mound, pile, or ridge; a group or series of objects; an amount or stock of money; a batch of paper money. See also balk, bar, heap, mass.Examples: bank of ants; of books, 1577; of clouds, 1626; of electric lights; of fog, 1848; of hill ants, 1747; of judges [a full court in which the judges are “in bank”]; of mist, 1840; of money, 1878; of mussels, 1861; of oars, 1884; of organ keys, 1884; of oysters, 1861; of rememberances, 1576; of sand; of snow; of swans [on the ground].
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bank
– bench – seat1. 'bank'
The bank of a river or lake is the ground at its edge.
There are new developments along both banks of the Thames.
She left her shoes on the bank and dived into the lake.
A bank is also a place where you can keep your money in an account.
You should ask your bank for a loan.
2. 'bench' and 'seat'
Don't call a long, narrow seat in a park or garden a 'bank'. You call it a bench or a seat.
Greg sat on the bench and waited.
She sat on a seat in the park and read her magazine.
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bank
Past participle: banked
Gerund: banking
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| Noun | 1. |  bank - sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water); "they pulled the canoe up on the bank"; "he sat on the bank of the river and watched the currents"incline, slope, side - an elevated geological formation; "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of a mountain" waterside - land bordering a body of water |
| 2. |  bank - a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities; "he cashed a check at the bank"; "that bank holds the mortgage on my home"financial institution, financial organisation, financial organization - an institution (public or private) that collects funds (from the public or other institutions) and invests them in financial assets banking industry, banking system - banks collectively credit union - a cooperative depository financial institution whose members can obtain loans from their combined savings Federal Reserve Bank, reserve bank - one of 12 regional banks that monitor and act as depositories for banks in their region agent bank - a bank that acts as an agent for a foreign bank commercial bank, full service bank - a financial institution that accepts demand deposits and makes loans and provides other services for the public state bank - a bank chartered by a state rather than by the federal government agent bank, lead bank - a bank named by a lending syndicate of several banks to protect their interests member bank - a bank that is a member of the Federal Reserve System merchant bank, acquirer - a credit card processing bank; merchants receive credit for credit card receipts less a processing fee acquirer - a corporation gaining financial control over another corporation or financial institution through a payment in cash or an exchange of stock thrift institution - a depository financial institution intended to encourage personal savings and home buying Home Loan Bank - one of 11 regional banks that monitor and make short-term credit advances to thrift institutions in their region | |
| 3. | bank - a long ridge or pile; "a huge bank of earth" bluff - a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion) ridge - a long narrow natural elevation or striation sandbank - a submerged bank of sand near a shore or in a river; can be exposed at low tide | |
| 4. |  bank - an arrangement of similar objects in a row or in tiers; "he operated a bank of switches"array - an orderly arrangement; "an array of troops in battle order" | |
| 5. |  bank - a supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies)blood bank - a place for storing whole blood or blood plasma; "the Red Cross created a blood bank for emergencies" eye bank - a place for storing and preserving corneas that are obtained from human corpses immediately after death; used for corneal transplantation to patients with corneal defects food bank - a place where food is contributed and made available to those in need; "they set up a food bank for the flood victims" soil bank - land retired from crop cultivation and planted with soil-building crops; government subsidies are paid to farmers for their retired land | |
| 6. |  bank - the funds held by a gambling house or the dealer in some gambling games; "he tried to break the bank at Monte Carlo" | |
| 7. |  bank - 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 | |
| 8. |  bank - a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home; "the coin bank was empty"container - any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another) penny bank, piggy bank - a child's coin bank (often shaped like a pig) | |
| 9. |  bank - a building in which the business of banking transacted; "the bank is on the corner of Nassau and Witherspoon"depositary, depository, repository, deposit - a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping bank vault, vault - a strongroom or compartment (often made of steel) for safekeeping of valuables | |
| 10. |  bank - a flight maneuver; aircraft tips laterally about its longitudinal axis (especially in turning); "the plane went into a steep bank"vertical bank - a bank so steep that the plane's lateral axis approaches the vertical airplane maneuver, flight maneuver - a maneuver executed by an aircraft | |
| Verb | 1. |  bank - tip laterally; "the pilot had to bank the aircraft"tip - cause to tilt; "tip the screen upward" |
| 2. | bank - enclose with a bank; "bank roads" | |
| 3. |  bank - do business with a bank or keep an account at a bank; "Where do you bank in this town?"transact - conduct business; "transact with foreign governments" | |
| 4. |  bank - act as the banker in a game or in gamblingact - discharge one's duties; "She acts as the chair"; "In what capacity are you acting?" bank - be in the banking business | |
| 5. |  bank - be in the banking business bank - act as the banker in a game or in gambling | |
| 6. |  bank - put into a bank account; "She deposits her paycheck every month"give - transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care" redeposit - deposit once again; "redeposit a cheque" | |
| 7. |  bank - cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning; "bank a fire"cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers" | |
| 8. |  bank - have confidence or faith in; "We can trust in God"; "Rely on your friends"; "bank on your good education"; "I swear by my grandmother's recipes"believe - accept as true; take to be true; "I believed his report"; "We didn't believe his stories from the War"; "She believes in spirits" credit - have trust in; trust in the truth or veracity of lean - rely on for support; "We can lean on this man" |
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bank
1noun
1. financial institution, building society, merchant bank, repository, high-street bank, depository I had money in the bank.
bank on something rely on, trust (in), depend on, look to, believe in, count on, be sure of, lean on, be confident of, have confidence in, swear by, reckon on, repose trust in She is clearly banking on her past to be the meal ticket for her future.
bank with someone deal with, do business with, have an account with, be a customer of My husband has banked with them since before the war.
bank
2noun
2. mound, banking, rise, hill, mass, pile, heap, ridge, dune, embankment, knoll, hillock, kopje or koppie (S. African) resting indolently upon a grassy bank
3. mass, accumulation a bank of fog off the north-east coast
verb
bank
3noun row, group, line, train, range, series, file, rank, arrangement, sequence, succession, array, tier The typical labourer now sits in front of a bank of dials.
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bank 1
nounverb
bank 2
verbphrasal verbbank on or upon
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bank
1 [bæŋk]A. N
1. [of river etc] → orilla f; (= small hill) → loma f; (= embankment) → terraplén m; (= sandbank) → banco m; (= escarpment) → escarpa f; [of clouds] → grupo m; [of snow] → montículo m; [of switches] → batería f, serie f; [of phones] → equipo m, batería f; [of oars] → hilera f
2. (Aer) → inclinación f lateral
B. VT
1. (also bank up) [+ earth, sand] → amontonar, apilar; [+ fire] → alimentar (con mucha leña o carbón)
2. (Aer) → ladear
C. VI
1. (Aer) → ladearse
2. to bank up [clouds etc] → acumularse
bank
2 [bæŋk] (Comm, Fin)A. N (Fin) → banco m; (in games) → banca f (also savings bank) → caja f de ahorros
Bank of England → Banco m de Inglaterra
Bank of International Settlements (US) → Banco m Internacional de Pagos
Bank of Spain → Banco m de España
to break the bank → hacer saltar or quebrar la banca
Bank of England → Banco m de Inglaterra
Bank of International Settlements (US) → Banco m Internacional de Pagos
Bank of Spain → Banco m de España
to break the bank → hacer saltar or quebrar la banca
D. CPD bank acceptance N → letra f de cambio
bank account N → cuenta f bancaria
bank balance N → saldo m
this won't be good for my bank balance → esto no será bueno para mi situación financiera
bank bill N (Brit) → letra f de cambio (US) → billete m de banco
bank book N → libreta f (de depósitos); (in savings bank) → cartilla f
bank card N → tarjeta f bancaria
bank charges NPL (Brit) → comisión f
bank clerk N (Brit) → empleado/a m/f de banco
bank credit N → crédito m bancario
bank deposits NPL → depósitos mpl bancarios
bank draft N → letra f de cambio
bank giro N → giro m bancario
bank holiday N (Brit) → fiesta f, día m festivo, (día m) feriado m (LAm)
bank loan N → préstamo m bancario
bank manager N → director(a) m/f de banco
bank rate N → tipo m de interés bancario
bank robber N → ladrón m de banco
bank run N (US) → asedio m de un banco
bank statement N → estado m de cuenta
bank transfer N → transferencia f bancaria
bank account N → cuenta f bancaria
bank balance N → saldo m
this won't be good for my bank balance → esto no será bueno para mi situación financiera
bank bill N (Brit) → letra f de cambio (US) → billete m de banco
bank book N → libreta f (de depósitos); (in savings bank) → cartilla f
bank card N → tarjeta f bancaria
bank charges NPL (Brit) → comisión f
bank clerk N (Brit) → empleado/a m/f de banco
bank credit N → crédito m bancario
bank deposits NPL → depósitos mpl bancarios
bank draft N → letra f de cambio
bank giro N → giro m bancario
bank holiday N (Brit) → fiesta f, día m festivo, (día m) feriado m (LAm)
bank loan N → préstamo m bancario
bank manager N → director(a) m/f de banco
bank rate N → tipo m de interés bancario
bank robber N → ladrón m de banco
bank run N (US) → asedio m de un banco
bank statement N → estado m de cuenta
bank transfer N → transferencia f bancaria
bank on VI + PREP → contar con
don't bank on it → sería prudente no contar con eso, no puedes estar tan seguro de eso
don't bank on it → sería prudente no contar con eso, no puedes estar tan seguro de eso
bank up VT [+ earth, sand] → amontonar, apilar; [+ fire] → alimentar (con mucha leña o carbón)
BANK HOLIDAY
El término bank holiday se aplica en el Reino Unido a todo día festivo oficial en el que cierran bancos y comercios, que siempre cae en lunes. Los más destacados coinciden con Navidad, Semana Santa, finales de mayo y finales de agosto. Al contrario que en los países de tradición católica, no se celebran las festividades dedicadas a los santos.
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bank1
(bӕŋk) noun1. a mound or ridge (of earth etc). The child climbed the bank to pick flowers.terraplén, loma, banco
3. a raised area of sand under the sea. a sand-bank.banco
verb1. (often with up) to form into a bank or banks. The earth was banked up against the wall of the house.amontonar
2. to tilt (an aircraft etc) while turning. The plane banked steeply.ladearse
bank2
(bӕŋk) noun1. a place where money is lent or exchanged, or put for safety and/or to acquire interest. He has plenty of money in the bank; I must go to the bank today.banco
2. a place for storing other valuable material. A blood bank.banco
verb to put into a bank. He banks his wages every week. depositar/ingresar en el banco
ˈbanker noun a person who owns or manages a bank. banquero
bank book a book recording money deposited in, or withdrawn from, a bank. libreta/cartilla del banco
banker's card (also cheque card) a card issued by a bank guaranteeing payment of the holder's cheques. tarjeta de identidad bancaria
bank holiday a day on which banks are closed (and which is often also a public holiday). día festivo
ˈbank-note noun a piece of paper issued by a bank, used as money. billete de banco
bank on to rely on. Don't bank on me – I'll probably be late.contar con
bank3
(bӕŋk) noun a collection of rows (of instruments etc). The modern pilot has banks of instruments.hilera
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bank
→ banco , ribera , terraplénMultilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
bank
n. banco;
blood ___ → ___ de sangre.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
- How far away is the bank? (US)
How far is the bank? (UK) → ¿Está muy lejos el banco? - Is there a bank here? → ¿Hay un banco por aquí?
- Is there a bank nearby? → ¿Hay un banco por aquí cerca?
- When does the bank open? → ¿A qué hora abre el banco?
- When does the bank close? → ¿A qué hora cierra el banco?
- Is the bank open today? → ¿Está abierto el banco hoy?
- I'd like to transfer some money from my bank in ... (US)
I would like to transfer some money from my bank in ... (UK) → Quisiera hacer una transferencia de dinero desde mi banco en ...
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bank
n banco; blood — banco de sangre; food — banco de alimentos; organ — banco de órganosEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.