Bank

Bank Bank, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Banked}(b[a^][ng]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Banking}.] 1. To raise a mound or dike about; to inclose, defend, or fortify with a bank; to embank. ``Banked well with earth.'' --Holland. [1913 Webster]

2. To heap or pile up; as, to bank sand. [1913 Webster]

3. To pass by the banks of. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]

4. (Engineering) To build (a roadway or railroad) with an inclination at a curve in the road, so as to counteract centrifugal forces acting on vehicles moving rapiudly around the curve, thus reducing the danger of vehicles overturning at a curve; as, the raceway was steeply banked at the curves. [PJC]

{To bank a fire}, {To bank up a fire}, to cover the coals or embers with ashes or cinders, thus keeping the fire low but alive. [1913 Webster]

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Mound, knoll, rising ground, heap, pile, tumulus, dike, Embank, dike, surround with a bank / Shore, brim, brink, margin, marge, border, bound, rim, rivage, Deposit (in the bank), lay up, put in the bank, Have one's account, keep one's funds, conduct one's business, do banking, make one's transactions / Shoal, shallow, bar, sandbank, syrtis / Bench, thwart, beam, rowing-beam / Row, tier, course / Banking-house, banker's (one's), the money-lender's, the usurer's

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Bank [2] — Bank (Hdlgsw.), eine auf Rechnung mehrerer Personen od. des Staates errichtete Anstalt, welche mit Geld Geschäfte macht, d.h. gegen Hinterlegung von Geld, Werthpapieren od. werthvollen Gegenständen od. auch gegen Bürgschaft Credit gewährt, den… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
bank — / baŋk/ n: an organization for the custody, loan, or exchange of money, for the extension of credit, and for facilitating the transmission of funds branch bank: a banking facility that is a separate but dependent part of a chartered bank; esp: a… … Law dictionary
Bank — [bæŋk] noun BANKING ORGANIZATIONS The Bank the Bank of England, Britain s central bank: • The Bank is worried that strong demand for labour could lead to higher wages and prices. * * * Ⅰ … Financial and business terms
Bank — Bank, n. [F. banque, It. banca, orig. bench, table, counter, of German origin, and akin to E. bench; cf. G. bank bench, OHG. banch. See {Bench}, and cf. {Banco}, {Beach}.] 1. An establishment for the custody, loan, exchange, or issue, of money,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bank — (b[a^][ng]k), n. [OE. banke; akin to E. bench, and prob. of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. bakki. See {Bench}.] 1. A mound, pile, or ridge of earth, raised above the surrounding level; hence, anything shaped like a mound or ridge of earth; as, a bank… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bank — baŋk n a place where something is held available <data bank> esp a depot for the collection and storage of a biological product of human origin for medical use <a sperm bank> <an eye bank> see BLOOD BANK * * * (bangk) a stored… … Medical dictionary
Bánk — steht für: (Bánk (Ort), eine Gemeinde im Kleingebiet Rétság, Ungarn Bánk ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Zsuzsa Bánk (* 1965), deutsche Schriftstellerin Siehe auch: Bank (Begriffsklärung) … Deutsch Wikipedia
Bánk — Administration … Wikipédia en Français
Bank — Bank, v. i. 1. To keep a bank; to carry on the business of a banker. [1913 Webster] 2. To deposit money in a bank; to have an account with a banker. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bank [1] — Bank, Sitzgerät, erheblich länger als hoch und tief. Um möglichste körperliche Ruhe gewähren zu können, versieht man die Bank mit Lehne von 50–70 cm Höhe bei 40–45 cm Sitzhöhe und 45–50 cm Sitztiefe für Erwachsene; ihr Profil muß… … Lexikon der gesamten Technik

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