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    [Noun]  | "bank" | \ ˈbaŋk \


    1: a mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level: such as

    2: a piled-up mass of cloud or fog

    3: an undersea elevation rising especially from the continental shelf

    Origin: 13th century ;

     Middle English, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse bakki bank; akin to Old English benc bench {mat|bench|};

    [Noun]  | "bank" 


    1: an establishment for the custody, loan, exchange, or issue of money, for the extension of credit, and for facilitating the transmission of funds

    2: the table, counter, or place of business of a money changer

    3: a person conducting a gambling house or game; specifically : dealer

    Origin: 15th century ;

     Middle English, from Middle French or Old Italian; Middle French banque, from Old Italian banca, literally, bench, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English benc;

    [Noun]  | "bank" 


    1: a group or series of objects arranged together in a row or a tier : such as

    2: a set of elevators

    3: a row or tier of telephones

    Origin: 1771 ;

     Middle English banc bench, from Anglo-French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English benc;

    [Noun]  | "bank card" 


    1: a card (such as a credit card or an ATM card) issued by a bank

    Origin: 1947 ;

    [Noun]  | "bank discount" 


    1: the interest discounted in advance on a note and computed on the face value of the note

    Origin: 1803 ;

    [Noun]  | "bank holiday" 


    1: legal holiday

    2: a period when banks in general are closed often by government fiat

    Origin: 1778 ;

    [Noun]  | "bank machine" 


    1: a computerized electronic machine that performs basic banking functions : atm

    Origin: 1968 ;

    [Noun]  | "bank money" 


    1: a medium of exchange consisting chiefly of checks and drafts

    Origin: circa 1610 ;

    [Verb]  | "bank" 


    1: to build a raised border of earth around : to raise a bank about

    2: to restrict the flow of air to (a fire) especially by piling ash around or over the burning embers

    3: to build (a curve) with the roadbed or track inclined laterally upward from the inside edge

    Origin: 15th century ;

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    [Verb]  | "bank" 


    1: to manage a bank

    2: to deposit money or have an account in a bank

    3: to deposit or store in a bank

    Origin: 1738 ;

     See: ;

    [Noun]  | "bank" 


    1: a number of things considered as a unit;


      * e.g., " ... a bank of telephones set up for the telethon "



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    2: a series of people or things arranged side by side;


      * e.g., " ... a bank of elevators "



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    [Noun]  | "bank" 


    1: a pile or ridge of granular matter (as sand or snow);


      * e.g., " ... a bank of dirt that the construction workers left behind "



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    [Verb]  | "bank" 


    1: to form into a pile or ridge of earth;


      * e.g., " ... banked sand into little mounds on the beach "




    2: to put in an account;


      * e.g., " ... she always banks half of her paycheck "



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    [Verb]  | "bank (on or upon)" 


    1: as in count (on or upon), rely (on or upon);



    [Phrase]  | "bank on" 


    1: to place reliance or trust;


      * e.g., " ... He was banking on extra tips tonight to pay his bills. "



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     [ "bank" ]

    1: A private organization that finds ingenious ways to steal your money which you are forced to use to get your paycheck. Provide nothing of value and when they make mistakes they ask the public for a handout instead of their directors bailing them out like any other normal organization.

      * e.g.,  ... bank, money lender, financial institution, leeches, blood sucking scum 

     [ "bank" ]

    2: Another definition: blood sucking scum akin to lawyers.

     [ "bank" ]

    1: A financial institution designed to nickel and dime its members to no end. Banks complain about Credit Unions (CU) because they are "not for profit" and subsequently do not have to pay taxes. However despite the competitive nature of banks and credit unions, banks have not suffered any loss in profit. On the contrary, banks have enjoyed record breaking profits increasingly each year. Banks will always be finding new ways to take your money to increase their profits so all the bitching about credit unions because they don't have as many fees is just whiney suck ass for them.

      * e.g.,  ... Examples of Bank Fees: 

     [ "bank" ]

    1: to jump someone, to rob them, to fight.

      * e.g.,  ... Randy Wagstaff: yo, thanks for walkin us off, man, I thought we wuz gunna get bank'd 

     [ "bank" ]

    1: 1) a substantial amount of money (n)

      * e.g.,  ... 1) man I got some serious bank in my wallet 

     [ "bank" ]

    2: 2) the condition of being rich

      * e.g.,  ... 2) of course that fool drives that BMW he's banked 

     [ "bank" ]

    3: 3) to fight

      * e.g.,  ... 3) I banked on some sucker and took his wallet 

     [ "bank" ]

    1: An alternative to the word cash; means cool, awesome, praise-worthy

      * e.g.,  ... Disneyworld patron 1: hey let's go on the tower of terror! 

     [ "bank" ]

    1: In basketball, the term 'bank' is used to describe a jump shot that hits the backboard first, then goes in.

      * e.g.,  ... 1) The bank shot is Tim Duncan's signature move. 

     [ "bank" ]

    1: another cash money word

      * e.g.,  ... youve got hella bank! 

     [ "bank" ]

    1: Someone you use for hook ups and sex. They might be looking for a relationship but you're just using them whether they know it or not. Synonymous with: ATM

      * e.g.,  ... mike: hey man you going to see olivia tonight? 

     [ "bank" ]

    1: In pool or billiards, to bounce a ball off of the wall of the pool table. See also bankshot.

      * e.g.,  ... Let me get this straight... you intend to bank the cue ball twice, hit the eight, and then have IT bank into the side pocket? Fifty bucks says you miss. Fifteen to one odds sound reasonable? 

     [ "bank" ]

    1: To be totally bitchin or off da hook

      * e.g.,  ... Lindseys and Courtneys brothers are totally bank 

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