bank
bank (ORGANIZATION) /bæŋk/
noun [C]
1 an organization where people and businesses can invest or borrow money, change it to foreign money, etc., or a building where these services are offered:
High street banks have been accused of exploiting small firms.
I need to go to the bank at lunch time.
I had to take out a bank loan to start my own business.
2 A bank of something, such as blood or human organs for medical use, is a place which stores these things for later use:
a blood bank
a sperm bank
3 In gambling, the bank is money that belongs to the owner and can be won by the players.
bank /bæŋk/
verb [I or T]
I used to bank with Lloyd's (= keep my money there).
bankable /ˈbæŋ.kə.bļ/
adjective
likely to make money:
She is currently Hollywood's most bankable actress (= Her films make large profits).
bankability /bæŋ.kəˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/ US /-ə.ţi/
noun [C]
an ability to make money:
His bankability as a pop star decreased as he got older.
banker /ˈbæŋ.kəʳ/ US /-kɚ/
noun [C]
1 someone with an important position in a bank:
She was a successful banker by the time she was forty.
2 the person in gambling games who is responsible for looking after the money
banking /ˈbæŋ.kɪŋ/
noun [U]
the business of operating a bank:
The intricacies of international banking remained a mystery to him.
