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Words with a similar base: bank, bank_building, banking_company, banking_concern, coin_bank, savings_bank

'bank'

[bank.n.01] as in: sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)

Examples:
they pulled the canoe up on the bank
he sat on the bank of the river and watched the currents

'bank'

[depository_financial_institution.n.01] as in: a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities

Examples:
he cashed a check at the bank
that bank holds the mortgage on my home

'bank'

[bank.n.03] as in: a long ridge or pile

Examples:
a huge bank of earth

'bank'

[bank.n.04] as in: an arrangement of similar objects in a row or in tiers

Examples:
he operated a bank of switches

'bank'

[bank.n.05] as in: a supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies)

'bank'

[bank.n.06] as in: the funds held by a gambling house or the dealer in some gambling games

Examples:
he tried to break the bank at Monte Carlo

'bank'

[bank.n.07] as in: 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'

[savings_bank.n.02] as in: a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home

Examples:
the coin bank was empty

'bank'

[bank.n.09] as in: a building in which the business of banking transacted

Examples:
the bank is on the corner of Nassau and Witherspoon

'bank'

[bank.n.10] as in: a flight maneuver; aircraft tips laterally about its longitudinal axis (especially in turning)

Examples:
the plane went into a steep bank

'bank'

[bank.v.01] as in: tip laterally

Examples:
the pilot had to bank the aircraft

'bank'

[bank.v.02] as in: enclose with a bank

Examples:
bank roads

'bank'

[bank.v.03] as in: do business with a bank or keep an account at a bank

Examples:
Where do you bank in this town?

'bank'

[bank.v.04] as in: act as the banker in a game or in gambling

'bank'

[bank.v.05] as in: be in the banking business

'bank'

[deposit.v.02] as in: put into a bank account

Examples:
She deposits her paycheck every month

'bank'

[bank.v.07] as in: cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning

Examples:
bank a fire

'bank'

[trust.v.01] as in: have confidence or faith in

Examples:
We can trust in God
Rely on your friends
bank on your good education
I swear by my grandmother's recipes

Origins

					bank (English)
├── bank (Middle English (1100-1500))
└── banke (Middle English (1100-1500))
    ├── banc (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
    └── banque (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
        └── banca (Italian)
            └── bank (Old High German (ca. 750-1050))