banks

Meaning

plural of bank

investment banks

banking institutions

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/bæŋks/

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bank

1. An institution where one can place and borrow money and take care of financial affairs.
2. A branch office of such an institution.
3. An underwriter or controller of a card game.
4. A fund from deposits or contributions, to be used in transacting business; a joint stock or capital.
5. The sum of money etc. which the dealer or banker has as a fund from which to draw stakes and pay losses.
6. (slang) Money; profit.
7. In certain games, such as dominos, a fund of pieces from which the players are allowed to draw.
8. A safe and guaranteed place of storage for and retrieval of important items or goods.
9. A device used to store coins or currency.
10. a natural elevation of mud and other material under sea, rising for instance from a continental shelf
11. a mound or mass of cloud or fog
12. A group or collection of telephones.

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