bank
Seed from Open English WordNet (OEWN) 2025
Meanings by context
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- definition sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
- definition a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities
- definition a long ridge or pile
- definition an arrangement of similar objects in a row or in tiers
- definition a supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies)
- definition the funds held by a gambling house or the dealer in some gambling games
- definition 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
- definition a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home
- definition a building in which the business of banking is transacted
- definition a flight maneuver; aircraft tips laterally about its longitudinal axis (especially in turning)
- definition tip laterally
- definition enclose with a bank
- definition do business with a bank or keep an account at a bank
- definition act as the banker in a game or in gambling
- definition be in the banking business
- definition put into a bank account
- definition cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning
- definition have faith or confidence in