bank on

British  

verb

1. (intr, preposition) to expect or rely with confidence on

   you can bank on him always arriving on time

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bank on Idioms  

1. Rely on, count on. For example, You can bank on Molly's caterer to do a good job. This expression alludes to bank as a reliable storage place for money. [Late 1800s]

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Example Sentences

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bank on

Alisson has a year left on his contract at Anfield and has been linked with a move to Juventus, but Iraola is keen to bank on the 33-year-old Brazilian's experience in the forthcoming season.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

A franchise about the anxiety of being replaced and irrelevant makes bank on its fifth installment.

From Slate ● Jul. 3, 2026

But for now the payoff to them will be slow and hard to bank on.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

Warsh reiterated the Fed’s goal of getting inflation down to 2%, during his first press briefing at the helm of the central bank on Wednesday.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 21, 2026

“I’ve been volunteered to work at the food bank on Saturday afternoons. Want to volunteer with me?”

From "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" by Benjamin Alire Saenz

Related Words

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• bet on
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