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bangks
- n English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
- n sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
- n a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities
- n a long ridge or pile
- n an arrangement of similar objects in a row or in tiers
- n a supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies)
- n the funds held by a gambling house or the dealer in some gambling games
- n 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
- n a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home
- n a building in which the business of banking transacted
- n a flight maneuver; aircraft tips laterally about its longitudinal axis (especially in turning)
- v tip laterally
- v enclose with a bank
- v do business with a bank or keep an account at a bank
- v act as the banker in a game or in gambling
- v be in the banking business
- v put into a bank account
- v cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning
- v have confidence or faith in
- Monday is the deadline for banks to submit their plans for repaying taxpayers.
- But six small country banks found the excitement too much, failed to open.
- A city councilman in Miami Gardens, Florida has proposed an ordinance that could penalize banks that fail to offer modifications before starting foreclosure proceedings.