bank
/bæŋk/
Dictionary
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 fund from deposits or contributions, to be used in transacting business; a joint stock or capital.
- The sum of money etc. which the dealer or banker has as a fund from which to draw stakes and pay losses.
- Money; profit
- In certain games, such as dominos, a fund of pieces from which the players are allowed to draw.
- A safe and guaranteed place of storage for and retrieval of important items or goods.
"blood bank; sperm bank; data bank"
- A device used to store coins or currency.
"If you want to buy a bicycle, you need to put the money in your piggy bank."
Synonyms:banker
verb
- To deal with a bank or financial institution, or for an institution to provide financial services to a client.
"He banked with Barclays."
- To put into a bank.
"I'm going to bank the money."
- To conceal in the rectum for use in prison.
"Johnny banked some coke for me."
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