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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Banks have been aggressively courting such customers with cards promising increasingly elaborate perks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Jim Banks plan to introduce a resolution calling on the FTC to probe antitrust violations in the firetruck industry.

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

“For these guys,” Banks said, the goal “is extraction,” and “what they’re extracting is not just our money, but our data.”

From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026

“Very well, very well,” said Mrs. Banks hurriedly, though she wished Mary Poppins did not know so very much more about the best people than she did herself.

From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers