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- n sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
they pulled the canoe up on the bank
he sat on the bank of the river and watched the currents - n a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities
he cashed a check at the bank
that bank holds the mortgage on my home - n a long ridge or pile
a huge bank of earth - n an arrangement of similar objects in a row or in tiers
he operated a bank of switches - 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
he tried to break the bank at Monte Carlo - 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
the coin bank was empty - n a building in which the business of banking transacted
the bank is on the corner of Nassau and Witherspoon - n a flight maneuver; aircraft tips laterally about its longitudinal axis (especially in turning)
the plane went into a steep bank - v tip laterally
the pilot had to bank the aircraft - v enclose with a bank
bank roads - v do business with a bank or keep an account at a bank
Where do you bank in this town? - 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
bank a fire - v have confidence or faith in
bank on your good education
- When House-Senate conferees voted to extend the life of the Agriculture Department's soil bank for another year (see NATIONAL AFFAIRS), many Congressmen did so reluctantly.
- Sindona guilty of bank fraudHe was known to rivals as "mysterious Michele" for his deft behind-the-scenes maneuvers.
- Outside experts are called in to investigate some shady financial dealings A billion-dollar Italian bank fraud has reached into the heart of one of the world's most.