bank
bank ac|count (bank accounts)
[N-COUNT]
A bank account is an arrangement with a bank which allows you to keep your money in the bank and to take some out when you need it.bank bal|ance (bank balances)
[N-COUNT]
Your bank balance is the amount of money that you have in your bank account at a particular time.bank card (bank cards)
also bankcard
1 [N-COUNT]
A bank card is a plastic card which your bank gives you so you can get money from your bank account using a cash machine. It is also called an ATM card in American English. In Britain, you also use bank cards to prove who you are when you pay for something by cheque.
2 [N-COUNT]
A bank card is a credit card that is supplied by a bank. (AM)bank draft (bank drafts)
[N-COUNT]
A bank draft is a cheque which you can buy from a bank in order to pay someone who is not willing to accept a personal cheque.
Payments should be made by credit card or bank draft in U.S. dollars.bank holi|day (bank holidays)
[N-COUNT]
A bank holiday is a public holiday. (BRIT; in AM, usually use national holiday)bank man|ag|er (bank managers)
[N-COUNT]
A bank manager is someone who is in charge of a bank, or a particular branch of a bank, and who is involved in making decisions about whether or not to lend money to businesses and individuals. (BUSINESS)
This may have influenced your bank manager's decision not to give you a loan.bank on
[PHRASAL VERB] V P n
If you bank on something happening, you expect it to happen and rely on it happening.
`He's not still there, I suppose?'--`I wouldn't bank on that,' she said.
= count onbank rate (bank rates)
[N-COUNT]
The bank rate is the rate of interest at which a bank lends money, especially the minimum rate of interest that banks are allowed to charge, which is decided from time to time by the country's central bank.
...a sterling crisis that forced the bank rate up.bank state|ment (bank statements)
[N-COUNT]
A bank statement is a printed document showing all the money paid into and taken out of a bank account. Bank statements are usually sent by a bank to a customer at regular intervals.♦♦♦ bank1 /b'æŋk/ (bank banks banking banked) FINANCE AND STORAGE
1 [N-COUNT]
A bank is an institution where people or businesses can keep their money.
Which bank offers you the service that best suits your financial needs?...
I had £10,000 in the bank.
2 [N-COUNT]
A bank is a building where a bank offers its services.
3 [VERB] V n
If you bank money, you pay it into a bank.
Once you have registered your particulars with an agency and it has banked your cheque, the process begins.
4 [VERB] V with n
If you bank with a particular bank, you have an account with that bank.
My husband has banked with the Co-op since before the war.
5 [N-COUNT] with supp, usu n N
You use bank to refer to a store of something. For example, a blood bank is a store of blood that is kept ready for use.
...Britain's National Police Computer, one of the largest data banks in the world.bank2 /b'æŋk/ (bank banks) AREAS AND MASSES
1 [N-COUNT] usu N of n
The banks of a river, canal, or lake are the raised areas of ground along its edge.
...30 miles of new developments along both banks of the Thames.
...an old warehouse on the banks of a canal.
= side
2 [N-COUNT]
A bank of ground is a raised area of it with a flat top and one or two sloping sides.
...resting indolently upon a grassy bank.
3 [N-COUNT] N of n
A bank of something is a long high mass of it.
On their journey south they hit a bank of fog off the north-east coast of Scotland.
4 [N-COUNT]
A bank of things, especially machines, switches, or dials, is a row of them, or a series of rows.
The typical laborer now sits in front of a bank of dials.
5
see also bankedbank3 /b'æŋk/ (bank banks banking banked) OTHER VERB USES
[VERB] V
When an aircraft banks, one of its wings rises higher than the other, usually when it is changing direction.
A plane took off and banked above the highway in front of him.blood bank (blood banks)
[N-COUNT]
A blood bank is a place where blood which has been taken from blood donors is stored until it is needed for people in hospital.bot|tle bank (bottle banks)
[N-COUNT]
A bottle bank is a large container into which people can put empty bottles so that the glass can be used again. (BRIT)clear|ing bank (clearing banks)
[N-COUNT]
The clearing banks are the main banks in Britain. Clearing banks use the central clearing house in London to deal with other banks. (BUSINESS)com|mer|cial bank (commercial banks)
[N-COUNT]
A commercial bank is a bank which makes short-term loans using money from current or checking accounts. (BUSINESS)da|ta bank (data banks)
also databank
[N-COUNT]
A data bank is the same as a database.de|vel|op|ment bank (development banks)
[N-COUNT]
A development bank is a bank that provides money for projects in poor countries or areas. (BUSINESS)fog bank (fog banks)
[N-COUNT]
A fog bank is an area of thick fog, especially at sea.mer|chant bank (merchant banks)
[N-COUNT]
A merchant bank is a bank that deals mainly with firms, investment, and foreign trade, rather than with the public. (BUSINESS)pig|gy bank (piggy banks)
also piggybank
[N-COUNT]
A piggy bank is a small container shaped like a pig, with a narrow hole in the top through which to put coins. Children often use piggy banks to save money.riv|er bank (river banks)
also riverbank
[N-COUNT]
A river bank is the land along the edge of a river.uni|ver|sal bank (universal banks)
[N-COUNT]
A universal bank is a bank that offers both banking and stockbroking services to its clients. (BUSINESS)
...universal banks offering a wide range of services.
[N-COUNT]
A bank account is an arrangement with a bank which allows you to keep your money in the bank and to take some out when you need it.bank bal|ance (bank balances)
[N-COUNT]
Your bank balance is the amount of money that you have in your bank account at a particular time.bank card (bank cards)
also bankcard
1 [N-COUNT]
A bank card is a plastic card which your bank gives you so you can get money from your bank account using a cash machine. It is also called an ATM card in American English. In Britain, you also use bank cards to prove who you are when you pay for something by cheque.
2 [N-COUNT]
A bank card is a credit card that is supplied by a bank. (AM)bank draft (bank drafts)
[N-COUNT]
A bank draft is a cheque which you can buy from a bank in order to pay someone who is not willing to accept a personal cheque.
Payments should be made by credit card or bank draft in U.S. dollars.bank holi|day (bank holidays)
[N-COUNT]
A bank holiday is a public holiday. (BRIT; in AM, usually use national holiday)bank man|ag|er (bank managers)
[N-COUNT]
A bank manager is someone who is in charge of a bank, or a particular branch of a bank, and who is involved in making decisions about whether or not to lend money to businesses and individuals. (BUSINESS)
This may have influenced your bank manager's decision not to give you a loan.bank on
[PHRASAL VERB] V P n
If you bank on something happening, you expect it to happen and rely on it happening.
`He's not still there, I suppose?'--`I wouldn't bank on that,' she said.
= count onbank rate (bank rates)
[N-COUNT]
The bank rate is the rate of interest at which a bank lends money, especially the minimum rate of interest that banks are allowed to charge, which is decided from time to time by the country's central bank.
...a sterling crisis that forced the bank rate up.bank state|ment (bank statements)
[N-COUNT]
A bank statement is a printed document showing all the money paid into and taken out of a bank account. Bank statements are usually sent by a bank to a customer at regular intervals.♦♦♦ bank1 /b'æŋk/ (bank banks banking banked) FINANCE AND STORAGE
1 [N-COUNT]
A bank is an institution where people or businesses can keep their money.
Which bank offers you the service that best suits your financial needs?...
I had £10,000 in the bank.
2 [N-COUNT]
A bank is a building where a bank offers its services.
3 [VERB] V n
If you bank money, you pay it into a bank.
Once you have registered your particulars with an agency and it has banked your cheque, the process begins.
4 [VERB] V with n
If you bank with a particular bank, you have an account with that bank.
My husband has banked with the Co-op since before the war.
5 [N-COUNT] with supp, usu n N
You use bank to refer to a store of something. For example, a blood bank is a store of blood that is kept ready for use.
...Britain's National Police Computer, one of the largest data banks in the world.bank2 /b'æŋk/ (bank banks) AREAS AND MASSES
1 [N-COUNT] usu N of n
The banks of a river, canal, or lake are the raised areas of ground along its edge.
...30 miles of new developments along both banks of the Thames.
...an old warehouse on the banks of a canal.
= side
2 [N-COUNT]
A bank of ground is a raised area of it with a flat top and one or two sloping sides.
...resting indolently upon a grassy bank.
3 [N-COUNT] N of n
A bank of something is a long high mass of it.
On their journey south they hit a bank of fog off the north-east coast of Scotland.
4 [N-COUNT]
A bank of things, especially machines, switches, or dials, is a row of them, or a series of rows.
The typical laborer now sits in front of a bank of dials.
5
see also bankedbank3 /b'æŋk/ (bank banks banking banked) OTHER VERB USES
[VERB] V
When an aircraft banks, one of its wings rises higher than the other, usually when it is changing direction.
A plane took off and banked above the highway in front of him.blood bank (blood banks)
[N-COUNT]
A blood bank is a place where blood which has been taken from blood donors is stored until it is needed for people in hospital.bot|tle bank (bottle banks)
[N-COUNT]
A bottle bank is a large container into which people can put empty bottles so that the glass can be used again. (BRIT)clear|ing bank (clearing banks)
[N-COUNT]
The clearing banks are the main banks in Britain. Clearing banks use the central clearing house in London to deal with other banks. (BUSINESS)com|mer|cial bank (commercial banks)
[N-COUNT]
A commercial bank is a bank which makes short-term loans using money from current or checking accounts. (BUSINESS)da|ta bank (data banks)
also databank
[N-COUNT]
A data bank is the same as a database.de|vel|op|ment bank (development banks)
[N-COUNT]
A development bank is a bank that provides money for projects in poor countries or areas. (BUSINESS)fog bank (fog banks)
[N-COUNT]
A fog bank is an area of thick fog, especially at sea.mer|chant bank (merchant banks)
[N-COUNT]
A merchant bank is a bank that deals mainly with firms, investment, and foreign trade, rather than with the public. (BUSINESS)pig|gy bank (piggy banks)
also piggybank
[N-COUNT]
A piggy bank is a small container shaped like a pig, with a narrow hole in the top through which to put coins. Children often use piggy banks to save money.riv|er bank (river banks)
also riverbank
[N-COUNT]
A river bank is the land along the edge of a river.uni|ver|sal bank (universal banks)
[N-COUNT]
A universal bank is a bank that offers both banking and stockbroking services to its clients. (BUSINESS)
...universal banks offering a wide range of services.