Banks

American  

[bangks] / bæŋks /

noun

1. Sir Joseph, 1734–1820, English naturalist.

2. Nathaniel Prentiss 1816–94, U.S. army officer and politician: Speaker of the House 1856–57.

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Banks British  

/ bæŋks /

noun

1. Iain ( Menzies ). 1954–2013, Scottish novelist and science fiction writer. His novels include The Wasp Factory (1984), The Crow Road (1992), and The Steep Approach to Garbadale (2007); science-fiction (under the name Iain M. Banks) includes Look to Windward (2000)

2. Sir Joseph . 1743–1820, British botanist and explorer: circumnavigated the world with James Cook (1768–71)

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Banks Scientific  

/ băngks /

1. British botanist who took part in Captain James Cook's voyage around the world (1768–1771), during which he discovered and cataloged many species of plant and animal life.

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Example Sentences

About $107 million in crypto moved over several steps from the Iranian central bank’s digital wallets to eventually reach Binance accounts in 2025, according to the analysis by the blockchain data firm.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

The Federal Reserve released minutes from its policymaking arm’s April meeting, which showed that most officials said that interest-rate hikes would likely be appropriate if inflation keeps running above the central bank’s target of 2%.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

“Rates could easily go up more and credit spreads could go up more,” Dimon told Bloomberg at the investment bank’s Global China Summit in Shanghai.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

The Federal Reserve released minutes from its policymaking arm’s April meeting, which showed that most officials said that interest-rate hikes would likely be appropriate if inflation keeps running above the central bank’s target of 2%.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

The vaults were reached by means of small, goblin-driven carts that sped along miniature train tracks through the bank’s underground tunnels.

From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling