bank on

verb

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

   you can bank on him always arriving on time

Idioms and Phrases

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]

Example Sentences

Sweden’s Riksbank announces an interest-rate decision on Wednesday, followed by a decision by Norway’s Norges Bank on Thursday, with both expected to hold rates.

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Meta also recently showed off new smart glasses as it continued to bank on a lifestyle shift toward blending reality and virtual space despite the efforts inflicting heavy financial losses.

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Hayes was offered up by the Swiss bank on a “silver platter” to authorities, his lawyers alleged in a lawsuit filed Monday in a Connecticut state superior court.

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The bank on Monday said "the eventual financial impact could be significantly different" to the money it is setting aside.

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In recent days, multiple reports have suggested the White House's frustration with the Israeli government, fuelled by the military's deadly response to an attack it blamed on Hamas in Gaza last weekend and the vote in the Israeli parliament towards the annexation of the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, while Vance was visiting.

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