bank
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
How often you will meet it
Rank 988 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 18,527 times across 191,625 chapters — 0.009% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water) they pulled the canoe up on the bankhe sat on the bank of the river and watched the currents
- a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities also: depository financial institution, banking concern, banking company he cashed a check at the bankthat bank holds the mortgage on my home
- a long ridge or pile a huge bank of earth
- an arrangement of similar objects in a row or in tiers he operated a bank of switches
- a supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies)
- the funds held by a gambling house or the dealer in some gambling games he tried to break the bank at Monte Carlo
bank in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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A hill on the right bank of the Tiber.
Narrative and Lyric Poems (first series) · O. J. [Annotator] Stevenson · Chapter 1
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Vrouw Vedder stood on the canal bank to see them pass.
The Dutch Twins · Lucy Fitch Perkins · Chapter 1
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When he got to the top of the bank the horse was gone!
Following the Equator — Part 1 · Mark Twain · Chapter 1
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When a poor dog, carried away by the current, is drowning, men of heart cast stones at him from the bank.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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She felt comfortable during the latter years of her life at the knowledge that she had a good balance in the bank.
The Palace Beautiful: A Story for Girls · L. T. Meade · Chapter 1