Meaning & Definition of Bank in English

1. 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"

2. 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"

3. A long ridge or pile

• "A huge bank of earth"

4. An arrangement of similar objects in a row or in tiers

• "He operated a bank of switches"

5. A supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies)

6. The funds held by a gambling house or the dealer in some gambling games

• "He tried to break the bank at monte carlo"

7. 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. A container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home

• "The coin bank was empty"

9. A building in which the business of banking transacted

• "The bank is on the corner of nassau and witherspoon"

10. A flight maneuver

• Aircraft tips laterally about its longitudinal axis (especially in turning)

• "The plane went into a steep bank"

1. Tip laterally

• "The pilot had to bank the aircraft"

2. Enclose with a bank

• "Bank roads"

3. Do business with a bank or keep an account at a bank

• "Where do you bank in this town?"

4. Act as the banker in a game or in gambling

5. Be in the banking business

6. Put into a bank account

• "She deposits her paycheck every month"

7. Cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning

• "Bank a fire"

8. 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"