bank
1[ bangk ]
/ bæŋk /
noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
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Question 1 of 10
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Origin of bank
1synonym study for bank
3. See shore1.
Definition for bank (2 of 3)
Origin of bank
2First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English, from Middle French banque, from Italian banca “table, counter, moneychanger's table,” from Old High German bank bench
Definition for bank (3 of 3)
bank3
[ bangk ]
/ bæŋk /
noun
verb (used with object)
to arrange in a bank: to bank the seats; to bank the lights.
Origin of bank
3First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English bank(e), from Old French banc “bench,” from Germanic; see bank1
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British Dictionary definitions for bank (1 of 3)
bank1
/ (bæŋk) /
noun
verb
See also bank on
Word Origin for bank
C15: probably from Italian banca bench, moneychanger's table, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German banc bench
British Dictionary definitions for bank (2 of 3)
bank2
/ (bæŋk) /
noun
verb
Word Origin for bank
C12: of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Icelandic bakki hill, Old Danish banke, Swedish backe
British Dictionary definitions for bank (3 of 3)
bank3
/ (bæŋk) /
noun
an arrangement of objects, esp similar objects, in a row or in tiersa bank of dials
- a tier of oars in a galley
- a bench for the rowers in a galley
a grade of lightweight writing and printing paper used for airmail letters, etc
telephony (in automatic switching) an assembly of fixed electrical contacts forming a rigid unit in a selector or similar device
verb
(tr) to arrange in a bank
Word Origin for bank
C17: from Old French banc bench, of Germanic origin; see bank 1
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