bank
noun
/bæŋk/
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[beɪŋk]
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- (nautical, hydrology) An elevation, or rising ground, under the sea; a shallow area of shifting sand, gravel, mud, and so forth (for example, a sandbank or mudbank).
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banke,
bank
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- (geography) A slope of earth, sand, etc.; an embankment.
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bank
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bank
noun
/bæŋk/
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[beɪŋk]
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- (countable) A branch office of such an institution.
- (gambling, countable) The sum of money etc. which the dealer or banker has as a fund from which to draw stakes and pay losses.
- (countable, mostly, in combination) A safe and guaranteed place of storage for and retrieval of important items or goods.
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bank
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