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bank abnk bnak nbak anbk nabk bakn abkn bkan kban akbn kabn bnka nbka bkna kbna nkba knba ankb nakb aknb kanb nkab knab

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Definitions and meaning of bank

bank

Alternative forms

• banck, bancke, banke (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bæŋk/
  • (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): (see /æ/ raising) [beɪŋk]
• Rhymes: -æŋk

Etymology 1

From Middle English banke, from Middle French banque, from Italian banca (“counter, moneychanger's bench or table”), from Lombardic bank (“bench, counter”), from Proto-West Germanic *banki, from Proto-Germanic *bankiz (“bench, counter”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg- (“to turn, curve, bend, bow”). Doublet of bench, banc, and banco.

Noun

bank (countable and uncountable, plural banks)

1. (countable) An institution where one can place and borrow money and take care of financial affairs.
2. (countable) A branch office of such an institution.
3. (countable) An underwriter or controller of a card game.

   Synonyms: banker, banque

4. (countable) A fund from deposits or contributions, to be used in transacting business; a joint stock or capital.
5. (gambling, countable) The sum of money etc. which the dealer or banker has as a fund from which to draw stakes and pay losses.
6. (slang, uncountable) Money; profit.
7. (countable) In certain games, such as dominos, a fund of pieces from which the players are allowed to draw.
8. (countable, chiefly in combination) A safe and guaranteed place of storage for and retrieval of important items or goods.

9. (countable) A device used to store coins or currency.

10. (countable) a natural elevation of mud and other material under sea, rising for instance from a continental shelf
11. (countable) a mound or mass of cloud or fog

Synonyms

• (a place used to store and borrow money): Lombard house (archaic)

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

All Borrowings

Some may be via other European languages.

Translations

Verb

bank (third-person singular simple present banks, present participle banking, simple past and past participle banked)

1. (intransitive) To deal with a bank or financial institution, or for an institution to provide financial services to a client.
2. (transitive) To put into a bank.

3. (transitive, slang) To conceal in the rectum for use in prison.

Derived terms

• bankable
• banked
• banker
• banking
• bank on
• debank
• double-banked

Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English bank, from Old English hōbanca (“couch”) and Old English banc (“bank, hillock, embankment”), from Proto-Germanic *bankô. Akin to Old Norse bakki (“elevation, hill”), Norwegian bakke (“slope, hill”).

Noun

bank (plural banks)

2. (hydrology) An edge of river, lake, or other watercourse.
4. (nautical, hydrology) An elevation, or rising ground, under the sea; a shallow area of shifting sand, gravel, mud, and so forth (for example, a sandbank or mudbank).

   Synonym: bar

   the banks of Newfoundland

5. (geography) A slope of earth, sand, etc.; an embankment.
6. (aviation) The incline of an aircraft, especially during a turn.
7. (rail transport) An incline, a hill.
8. A mass noun for a quantity of clouds.

   The bank of clouds on the horizon announced the arrival of the predicted storm front.

9. (mining) The face of the coal at which miners are working.
10. (mining) A deposit of ore or coal, worked by excavations above water level.
11. (mining) The ground at the top of a shaft.

    Ores are brought to bank.

Derived terms

Related terms

• bench

Translations

Verb

bank (third-person singular simple present banks, present participle banking, simple past and past participle banked)

1. (intransitive, aviation) To roll or incline laterally in order to turn.
3. (transitive) To cause (an aircraft) to bank.
4. (transitive) To form into a bank or heap, to bank up.

5. (transitive) To cover the embers of a fire with ashes in order to retain heat.
6. (transitive) To raise a mound or dike about; to enclose, defend, or fortify with a bank; to embank.
7. (transitive, obsolete) To pass by the banks of.
8. (rail transport, UK) To provide additional power for a train ascending a bank (incline) by attaching another locomotive.

Derived terms

• bank-and-turn indicator, turn-and-bank indicator

Translations

Etymology 3

From Middle English bank (“bank”), banke, from Old French banc (“bench”), from Frankish *bank. Akin to Old English benc (“bench”).

Noun

bank (plural banks)

1. A row or panel of items stored or grouped together.
2. A row of keys on a musical keyboard or the equivalent on a typewriter keyboard.
3. (computing) A contiguous block of memory that is of fixed, hardware-dependent size, but often larger than a page and partitioning the memory such that two distinct banks do not overlap.
4. (pinball) A set of multiple adjacent drop targets.

Synonyms

• (row or panel of items): (row) line, rank, tier; (panel) block, grid, panel

Derived terms

• double-bank
• filter bank, filterbank
• optical bank
• phone bank

Translations

Verb

bank (third-person singular simple present banks, present participle banking, simple past and past participle banked)

1. (transitive, order and arrangement) To arrange or order in a row.

Etymology 4

Probably from French banc. Of Germanic origin, and akin to English bench.

Noun

bank (plural banks)

1. A bench, as for rowers in a galley; also, a tier of oars.
2. A bench or seat for judges in court.
3. The regular term of a court of law, or the full court sitting to hear arguments upon questions of law, as distinguished from a sitting at nisi prius, or a court held for jury trials. See banc
4. (archaic, printing) A kind of table used by printers.
5. (music) A bench, or row of keys belonging to a keyboard, as in an organ.

Derived terms

• Bank Royal
• Common Bank

Related terms

• banc
• banquette
• frank bank

References

• “bank”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Anagrams

• Knab, knab, nabk

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baŋk/

Etymology 1

From Dutch bank, from Middle Dutch banc, from Old Dutch *bank, from Proto-Germanic *bankiz.

Noun

bank (plural banke, diminutive bankie)

1. bench, couch

Derived terms

• onder stoele of banke wegsteek
• toonbank

Etymology 2

From Dutch bank, from Middle Dutch banc, from Italian banco, from Old High German bank, from Proto-Germanic *bankiz.

Noun

bank (plural banke, diminutive bankie)

1. bank (financial institution)
2. (games, gambling) bank, a player who controls a deposit in some card games or board games and in gambling

Verb

bank (present bank, present participle bankende, past participle gebank)

1. (transitive) to deposit, to bank
2. (intransitive) to bank

Azerbaijani

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian банк (bank). Internationalism ultimately from French banque.

Pronunciation

Noun

bank (definite accusative bankı, plural banklar)

1. bank (financial institution)

Declension

Further reading

• “bank” in Obastan.com.

Breton

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *banki.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbãŋk/

Noun

bank m (plural bankeier or bankoù)

1. bench
2. bank

   Synonyms: arc'hanti, ti-bank

Derived terms

• bank-ilinek
• bank-tosel
• gourvezvank
• kartenn-vank
• ti-bank

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Borrowed from French banque.

Noun

bank (accusative [please provide], plural [please provide])

1. bank (financial institution)

Declension

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɑŋˀɡ/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French banque, from Italian banco (“bench”).

Noun

bank c (singular definite banken, plural indefinite banker)

1. bank (financial institution, branch office, controller of a game, a safe and guaranteed place of storage)

Declension

Derived terms

• bankanvisning
• bankier
• bankør

Descendants

• → Faroese: banki
• → Greenlandic: banki
• → Icelandic: banki

Etymology 2

From German Bank (“bench”).

Noun

bank c

1. only used in certain expressions

Derived terms

• over en bank

Noun

bank n (singular definite banket, plural indefinite bank)

1. knock (an abrupt rapping sound)
2. (pl) a beating

Declension

Synonyms

• (beating): tæsk, tæv

Verb

bank

1. imperative of banke

References

• “bank” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɑŋk/
• Hyphenation: bank
• Rhymes: -ɑŋk

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch banc, from Old Dutch *bank, from Proto-West Germanic *banki, from Proto-Germanic *bankiz.

Noun

bank f (plural banken, diminutive bankje n)

1. bench

   Ik zit graag op die bank in het park. ― I like sitting on that bench in the park.

   Zet die bloemen op het bankje naast de deur. ― Put those flowers on the little bench next to the door.

   De oude mannen zaten op de banken en praatten. ― The old men sat on the benches and talked.

2. (Netherlands) couch, sofa

   Synonym: sofa

   We hebben een nieuwe bank gekocht voor de woonkamer. ― We bought a new couch for the living room.

   Het bankje is perfect voor de kinderkamer. ― The little sofa is perfect for the kids' room.

   De banken in die winkel zijn erg comfortabel. ― The couches in that store are very comfortable.

3. place where seashells are found
4. shallow part of the sea near the coast

Derived terms

Descendants

• Afrikaans: bank
• Javindo: bang
• Negerhollands: bank, banki
• → Lokono: bañka
• → Papiamentu: banki
• → Sranan Tongo: bangi
  • → Aukan: bangi
  • → Caribbean Hindustani: bángi
  • → Caribbean Javanese: bangi
  • → Kari'na: bangi
  • → Saramaccan: bángi

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch banc, from Italian banco, from Old High German bank, from Proto-West Germanic *banki, from Proto-Germanic *bankiz, related to Etymology 1 above.

Noun

bank f (plural banken, diminutive bankje n)

1. A bank (financial institution)

   Ik moet naar de bank om wat geld op te nemen. ― I need to go to the bank to withdraw some money.

   Het bankje in het dorp is elke zondag gesloten. ― The small bank in the village is closed every Sunday.

   De banken zijn gesloten op nationale feestdagen. ― The banks are closed on national holidays.

2. (games, gambling) The bank, a player who controls a deposit in some card games or board games and in gambling
3. A banknote, especially 100 Dutch guilders (also in the diminutives bankie or bankje.)
4. A bank, collection and/or repository.

Derived terms

Descendants

• Afrikaans: bank
• → Aukan: banku
• → Caribbean Hindustani: bánk
• → Malay: bank
  • Indonesian: bank
  • → Central Dusun: bank
  • → Central Melanau: bank
  • → Makasar: bank
  • → Javanese: bang
  • → Sundanese: bank
• → Papiamentu: banki (dated)
• → Saramaccan: bánku
• → Sranan Tongo: bangi
  • → Trió: banku
• → West Frisian: bank

Hungarian

Etymology

From German Bank, from Italian banca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɒŋk]
• Rhymes: -ɒŋk

Noun

bank (plural bankok)

1. bank (financial institution)

   Synonym: pénzintézet

2. (gambling) bank (the sum of money etc. which the dealer or banker has as a fund from which to draw stakes and pay losses)

Declension

Derived terms

References

Further reading

• bank in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
• bank in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)

Icelandic

Etymology

Back-formation from banka (“to knock, to beat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pauŋ̊k/
• Rhymes: -auŋ̊k

Noun

bank n (genitive singular banks, no plural)

1. knock, blow

Declension

Indonesian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Dutch bank (“bank”). Doublet of bangku.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baŋ/
• Hyphenation: bank
• Homophone: bang

Noun

bank

1. bank:
   1. an institution where one can place and borrow money and take care of financial affairs.
   2. a safe and guaranteed place of storage for and retrieval of important items or goods.

Derived terms

• perbankan

Compounds

Further reading

• “bank” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from English bank, spelled earlier as beng and بيڠک. Doublet of bangku.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛŋk/, /baŋk/
• Rhymes: -ɛŋk, -aŋk
• Hyphenation: bèngk, bangk

Noun

bank (Jawi spelling بڠک, plural bank-bank, informal 1st possessive bankku, 2nd possessive bankmu, 3rd possessive banknya)

1. A bank:
   1. An institution that offers various financial services.
   2. A stock or reserve of something for use when it is needed.

      bank darah ― blood bank

Affixations

Compounds

References

Further reading

• “bank” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian banco.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bank/

Noun

bank m (plural banek)

1. bank (financial building or institution)

   Synonym: mislef

2. bank (an underwater area of higher elevation, a sandbank)

Noun

bank m (plural bankijiet, diminutive bnajjak or banketta)

1. bench
2. counter (table or board on which business is transacted)
3. worktable
4. judge's seat

Related terms

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English hōbanca (“couch”) and Old English banc (“bank, hillock, embankment”), from Proto-Germanic *bankô. Akin to Old Norse bakki (“elevation, hill”), Norwegian bakke (“slope, hill”).

Noun

bank (plural banks)

1. the bank of a river or lake

Descendants

• English: bank

References

• “bank(e, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɑŋk/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French banque, from Italian banco (“bench”), banca.

Noun

bank m (definite singular banken, indefinite plural banker, definite plural bankene)

1. a bank (financial institution)

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From the verb banke.

Noun

bank m (definite singular banken, indefinite plural banker, definite plural bankene)

1. a beat, knock, throb

Derived terms

• hjertebank

Etymology 3

Verb

bank

1. imperative of banke

References

• “bank” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “bank_4” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “bank_5” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Borrowed from French banque, from Italian banco (“bench”), banca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɑŋk/

Noun

bank m (definite singular banken, indefinite plural bankar, definite plural bankane)

1. a bank (financial institution)

Derived terms

References

• “bank” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old High German

Alternative forms

• panch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *banki.

Noun

bank f

1. bench

Descendants

• Middle High German: banc, bank
  • Bavarian: Bånk
  • German: Bank
    • → Danish: bank
    • → Norwegian Bokmål: bank
  • Luxembourgish: Bänk
  • Pennsylvania German: Bank
• → Old French: banc
  • French: banc (see there for further descendants)
  • Norman: banc
  • → Middle English: bank, banke
    • English: bank (see there for further descendants)
  • → Galician: banco
  • → Spanish: banco (see there for further descendants)
• → Old Italian: banco, banca
  • Italian: banco, banca (see there for further descendants)
    • ⇒ Italian: banchetto (see there for further descendants)
  • → Byzantine Greek: πάγκος (pánkos)
    • Greek: πάγκος (págkos)
  • → Middle French: banque (see there for further descendants)
  • → German: Bank (see there for further descendants)
• → Medieval Latin: bancus, banca

Polish

Etymology

Internationalism; compare English bank. Possibly borrowed from Italian banco via German Bank, or borrowed from English bank via French banque, ultimately from Lombardic bank (“bench, counter”), from Proto-West Germanic *banki, from Proto-Germanic *bankiz (“bench, counter”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg- (“to turn, curve, bend, bow”). Doublet of bankiet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baŋk/
• Rhymes: -aŋk
• Syllabification: bank

Noun

bank m inan

1. bank (financial building, institution, or staff)

   bank centralny ― central bank

   bank emisyjny ― issuing bank

   bank hipoteczny ― mortgage bank

   bank inwestycyjny ― investment bank

   bank komercyjny ― commercial bank

2. bank (a safe and guaranteed place of storage for and retrieval of important items or goods)

   bank danych ― databank

   bank genów ― gene bank

   bank czasu ― time bank

   bank energii/powerbank ― powerbank

   bank spermy ― sperm bank

3. (gambling, card games) bank (a fund of pieces from which the players are allowed to draw)

   trzymać bank ― to keep bank

Declension

Derived terms

References

Further reading

• bank in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• bank in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Slovene

Noun

bánk

1. inflection of bánka:
   1. genitive dual
   2. genitive plural

Swedish

Etymology

From Dutch bank, German Bank or Low German bank, all from Italian banco, from Old High German banc, from Proto-West Germanic *banki, from Proto-Germanic *bankiz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaŋːk/

Noun

bank c

1. a bank (financial institution, branch of such an institution)
2. a bank (place of storage)
3. a bank (of a river of lake)
4. a sandbank

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

• → Elfdalian: baunka
• → Finnish: pankki

References

• bank in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from French banc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaŋk/
• Hyphenation: bank

Noun

bank (definite accusative bankı, plural banklar)

1. bench (long seat)

Declension

Turkmen

Noun

bank (definite accusative banky, plural banklar)

1. bank

Declension

Derived terms

Volapük

Noun

bank (nominative plural banks)

1. bank (financial institution)

Declension

Source: wiktionary.org