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Bank

noun

1.

Sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water). "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. Synonyms: banking company, banking concern, depository financial institution. "That bank holds the mortgage on my home"

3.

A long ridge or pile.

4.

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

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.

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. Synonyms: camber, cant.

8.

A container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home. Synonyms: coin bank, money box, savings bank.

9.

A building in which the business of banking transacted. Synonym: bank building.

10.

A flight maneuver; aircraft tips laterally about its longitudinal axis (especially in turning).

verb

(past & past part. banked; pres. part. banking)

1.

Tip laterally.

2.

Enclose with a bank.

3.

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

4.

Act as the banker in a game or in gambling.

5.

Be in the banking business.

6.

Put into a bank account. Synonym: deposit.

7.

Cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning.

8.

Have confidence or faith in. Synonyms: rely, swear, trust. "Rely on your friends" , "Bank on your good education" , "I swear by my grandmother's recipes"

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... mythology of the day. It supplied a standard version of capitalist, promoter, worker and consumer in a society that was naturally more bent on achieving success than on explaining it. The buildings which rose, and the bank accounts which accumulated, were evidence that the stereotype of how the thing had been done was accurate. And those who benefited most by success came to believe they were the kind of men they were supposed to be. No wonder that the candid friends ...

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... two years," replied Mr. Stevens. "England did not resume specie payment the year after the wars with France. The Bank of England issued paper money, but the Government had L14,000,000 in the stock of that bank to give it security, and the Government prevented it from resuming specie payment until it thought it best. Now, when that great war of twenty-five ...

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