banco

[ bang-koh, bahng- ]

/ ˈbæŋ koʊ, ˈbɑŋ- /

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noun, plural ban·cos.

a declaration made by a bettor in certain gambling games, as baccarat and chemin de fer, indicating a bet matching the full amount in the bank, to the exclusion of all previous lower bets: often used as an interjection.

verb (used without object)

to make such a declaration.

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Origin of banco

1745–55; <French <Italian <Germanic; see bank²

Words nearby banco

Banbury cake, Banbury tart, banc, bancassurance, bancassurer, banco, Bancroft, Bancroft Prize, band, banda, Banda Aceh

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How to use banco in a sentence

Platshorn and his crew was the first bust by Operation Banco, as the joint task force was known.
America’s Biggest Marijuana Ring: Black Tuna Tells All|Tony Doukopil|March 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Citibank restructured the Banco Hipotecário, and paid back the $43 million loan four years before it was due.
In Bolivia, Serving a Prior Government Can Make You a Political Prisoner|Mac Margolis|December 29, 2011|DAILY BEAST
It began harmlessly enough, with a call from the manager of Banco Bilbao in Malaga, who asked Schiller to stop by.
The Billionaire and the Fugitive|Meir Doron, Joseph Gelman|July 23, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The wretched young man persistently exercises his right of crying "Banco," and so practically going double or quits each time.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills

In 1904 the position of the “Banco Español-Filipino” (vide p. 258) was officially discussed.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
Nanni di Banco, Vasari tells us, was a man who "inherited a competent patrimony, and one by no means of inferior condition."
Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa|Edward Hutton
The Banco Nacional was founded and the public credit, which had fallen very low, was speedily restored.
A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 4|Henry Charles Lea
The horse-headed Englishman cried "banco," which means that he would play the banker for the whole amount.
Simon the Jester|William J. Locke

British Dictionary definitions for banco

banco

/ (ˈbæŋkəʊ) /

interjection

a call in gambling games such as chemin de fer and baccarat by a player or bystander who wishes to bet against the entire bank

Word Origin for banco

C18: from French from Italian: bank

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