bank

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbæŋk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/bæŋk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bangk)

Collocations for "bank"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "bank" in context.

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bank

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. [state, federal, royal, reserve, central, international] bank
  2. [a savings, a deposit, an off-shore, an investment] bank
  3. need to make a [deposit, withdrawal, transfer] at the bank
  4. the bank [charges, will charge] for
  5. need to [go to, stop by] the bank
  6. where is the nearest bank?
  7. what bank do you use?
  8. works in a bank
  9. the bank approved the [loan, mortgage]
  10. UK: is laughing all the way to the bank
  11. [sunbathe, have a picnic] on the river bank
  12. on the banks of the river
  13. [ride, take] the bank of a curve
  14. a bank of [clouds, snow, scrap metal]
n as adj
  1. [open, have] a bank account
  2. a bank [account, statement, manager, clerk, teller]
  3. check your bank balance
  4. verify your bank details
  5. make a bank [transfer, deposit, withdrawal]
  6. need a bank loan
  7. visit the bank [branch, website]
  8. UK: [today, next Monday] is a bank holiday
  9. UK: the [August, May Day, late May] Bank Holiday
v
  1. don't bank on it
  2. I was banking on [you, having, not]
  3. bank with [a credit union, them]
  4. have banked there for years
  5. bank your [winnings, money]
  6. the plane banked [sharply, steeply] (to)
  7. plane banked to the [left, right]
  8. [the pilot, she] banked the plane
  9. the [curve, road] banked
  10. the [curve] banked to the [left, right]
  11. the [river, garden] was banked
  12. banked with [flowers, dirt]
'bank' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
European - May - Swiss - Switzerland - account - across - adjacent - apply - approval - balance - borrow - break - bust - card - cashier - central - charge - charter - chisel - clerk - closing - collateral - confirmation - debit - debt - deceive - dent - deposit - directly - dollar - draft - dwindle - east - employ - employee - employment - endorsement - executive - extension - fail - forfeit - frozen - fudge - garnish - grand - guard - hack - haircut - heist - hold

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