CommonParlance
Seed
Ordinary-language usages. Seeded from the Open English WordNet (OEWN) 2025, CC BY 4.0.
Context admission
Admitted. Context admission is separate from purpose assessments and factual verdicts.
Why maintain this knowledge?
No justification recorded. This does not mean the knowledge is unjustified; no applicable assessment has been adopted.
Particular uses
These assessments concern specific investigations, audiences, or applications. They do not replace the default justification or authorize other uses.
No particular uses recorded here.
Review or propose an assessment
Purpose authoring is optional. Propose a more specific default or a particular use only when there is something more specific to say. Each proposal includes its scope and reasoning in one market.
Purpose assessments are separate from factual reasoning and context admission. A missing or denied purpose does not change a factual verdict or prevent context creation.
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banking system in CommonParlance
- definition banks collectively
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banknote in CommonParlance
- definition a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)
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bankroll in CommonParlance
- definition a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.)
- definition provide with sufficient funds; finance
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bankrupt in CommonParlance
- definition financially ruined
- definition someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts
- definition reduce to bankruptcy
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bankruptcy in CommonParlance
- definition a state of complete lack of some abstract property
- definition inability to discharge all your debts as they come due
- definition a legal process intended to insure equality among the creditors of a corporation declared to be insolvent
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banksia in CommonParlance
- definition any shrub or tree of the genus Banksia having alternate leathery leaves apetalous yellow flowers often in showy heads and conelike fruit with winged seeds
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banksia rose in CommonParlance
- definition Chinese evergreen climbing rose with yellow or white single flowers
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banned in CommonParlance
- definition forbidden by law
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banner in CommonParlance
- definition unusually good; outstanding
- definition long strip of cloth or paper used for decoration or advertising
- definition a newspaper headline that runs across the full page
- definition any distinctive flag
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banneret in CommonParlance
- definition a knight honored for valor; entitled to display a square banner and to hold higher command
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bannerlike in CommonParlance
- definition like a banner
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banning in CommonParlance
- definition an official prohibition or edict against something
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banning-order in CommonParlance
- definition an order that bans something
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bannister in CommonParlance
- definition a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling
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bannock in CommonParlance
- definition a flat bread made of oat or barley flour; common in New England and Scotland
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banns in CommonParlance
- definition a public announcement of a proposed marriage
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banquet in CommonParlance
- definition a ceremonial dinner party for many people
- definition a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed
- definition provide a feast or banquet for
- definition partake in a feast or banquet
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banquet song in CommonParlance
- definition a song (sometimes improvised) sung by guests at a banquet
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banqueting in CommonParlance
- definition eating an elaborate meal (often accompanied by entertainment)
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banquette in CommonParlance
- definition an upholstered bench
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banshee in CommonParlance
- definition (Irish folklore) a female spirit who wails to warn of impending death
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banshie in CommonParlance
- definition (Irish folklore) a female spirit who wails to warn of impending death
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bantam in CommonParlance
- definition very small
- definition any of various small breeds of fowl
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bantamweight in CommonParlance
- definition weighs 115-126 pounds
- definition an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 119 pounds
- definition A weight class division in combat sports, for fighters heavier than those in the flyweight division and lighter than those in the featherweight division.
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banteng in CommonParlance
- definition wild ox of the Malay Archipelago