Bank

Meaning
- (feminine) bench (which people sit on); pew
- (feminine) workbench (which things can be set down on)
- (feminine) bank (collection of material in a body of water)
- (feminine) substitutes' bench
Concepts
Synonyms
Werkstuhl
Arbeitsbock
Sitzbank
Geldinstitut
Kreditanstalt
Geschäftsbank
Geldhaus
Finanzinstitut
Holzbank
Frequency
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/baŋk/
Etymology
From Middle High German and Old High German banc, bank (“height”), from Proto-West Germanic *banki, from Proto-Germanic *bankiz. Related to Old Saxon bank.
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