bank

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English Vietnamese dictionary

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Advanced English dictionary

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noun, verb
+ noun
for money
1 an organization that provides various financial services, for example keeping or lending money: My salary is paid directly into my bank. + I need to go to the bank (= the local office of a bank). + a bank account / loan + a bank manager
in gambling
2 a supply of money or things that are used as money in some games, especially those in which gambling is involved
sth collected / stored
3 an amount of sth that is collected; a place where sth is stored ready for use: a bank of knowledge + a blood / sperm bank + a databank
of river / canal
4 the side of a river, canal, etc. and the land near it: He jumped in and swam to the opposite bank. + It's on the north bank of the Thames. + They built a house on the banks of the River Severn (= on land near the river).
slope
5 a raised area of ground that slopes at the sides, often at the edge of sth or dividing sth: There were low banks of earth between the rice fields. + The girls ran down the steep grassy bank.
6 an artificial slope built at the side of a road, so that cars can drive fast around bends
of cloud / snow, etc.
7 a mass of cloud, snow, etc., especially one formed by the wind: The sun disappeared behind a bank of clouds.
of machines, etc.
8 a row or series of similar objects, especially machines: a bank of lights / switches / computers
Idioms: not break the bank (informal, humorous) if you say sth won't break the bank, you mean that it won't cost a lot of money, or more than you can afford: We can just get a sandwich if you want-that won't break the bank.
more at LAUGH v.
+ verb
money
1 [VN] to put money into a bank account: She is believed to have banked (= been paid) £10 million in two years.
2 [V] ~ (with / at ...) to have an account with a particular bank: The family had banked with Coutts for generations.
of plane
3 [V] to travel with one side higher than the other when turning: The plane banked steeply to the left.
form piles
4 [VN] ~ sth (up) to form sth into piles: They banked the earth (up) into a mound.
a fire
5 [VN] ~ sth (up) to pile coal, etc. on a fire so that the fire burns slowly for a long time: The fire was banked up as high as if it were midwinter.
Phrasal Verbs: bank on sb/sth to rely on sb/sth: I'm banking on your help. + [+ to inf] I'm banking on you to help me. + [+ -ing] I was banking on getting something to eat on the train.
bank up to form into piles, especially because of the wind: The snow had banked up against the wall.

Collocation dictionary

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¹ for money

ADJ.

big, large, major | small | central, clearing, commercial, investment, issuing, reserve, savings

The central bank has put up interest rates. The bond will be priced by the issuing bank. She has her money in one of the largest savings banks.

| private | foreign, international, overseas

VERB + BANK

go to | borrow (sth) from

BANK + VERB

lend sb sth

The bank lent her money to buy a car.

| underwrite sth

A group of ten international banks is to underwrite and sell the bonds.

| collapse, crash

Investors lost millions when the bank crashed.

BANK + NOUN

account, balance, charges, deposit, loan, statement | manager | robber

PREP.

from a/the ~

He got a large loan from the bank.

| in a/the ~

I'll put half the money in the bank and spend the rest.

| out of a/the ~

I need to get some money out of the bank.

² by a river/canal

ADJ.

far, opposite, other

We could see them waving on the opposite bank.

| canal, river

VERB + BANK

burst, overflow

The River Frome had burst its banks after torrential rain.

PREP.

along a/the ~

We strolled along the river bank.

| on a/the ~

a picnic on the banks of the Thames

³ area of sloping ground

ADJ.

steep | grassy

PREP.

down a/the ~

The children rolled down the grassy bank.

| up a/the ~

⁴ mass of cloud, etc./row of machines, etc.

ADJ.

huge, vast

a huge bank of switches and buttons

PREP.

~ of

a vast bank of cloud

Concise English dictionary

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

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