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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Senate Democrat Elizabeth Warren and Republican Jim Banks want the FTC to examine and report on firetruck shortages and rising prices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

Warren and Banks say firetruck costs have more than doubled over the past decade, with delivery times now stretching up to five years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

“Once upon a time, in Hollywood,” Banks said, movie studios were run by people whose “goal was to get people into the theater.”

From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026

In the Slate Plus episode: Banks are making bank.

From Slate ● Jul. 18, 2026

I said with the right amount of neck-rolling, “Frieda Banks, if you care so much about why my grandmother was crying, then you can go to Herkimer Street and you can ask her.”

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia