bank : Idioms & Phrases

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agent bank

  • noun a bank named by a lending syndicate of several banks to protect their interests
    agent bank.
  • noun a bank that acts as an agent for a foreign bank
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bank account

  • noun a fund that a customer has entrusted to a bank and from which the customer can make withdrawals
    • he moved his bank account to a new bank
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Bank beaver

  • (Zoöl.), the otter. Local, U.S.
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bank bill

  • noun a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)
    bank bill; banknote; bill; banker's bill; note; Federal Reserve note; government note; greenback.
    • he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes
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Bank" bill`
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  1. In America (and formerly in England), a promissory note of a bank payable to the bearer on demand, and used as currency; a bank note.
  2. In England, a note, or a bill of exchange, of a bank, payable to order, and usually at some future specified time. Such bills are negotiable, but form, in the strict sense of the term, no part of the currency.
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bank book

Bank" book`
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  1. A book kept by a depositor, in which an officer of a bank enters the debits and credits of the depositor's account with the bank.
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bank building

  • noun a building in which the business of banking transacted
    bank.
    • the bank is on the corner of Nassau and Witherspoon
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bank card

  • noun a credit card issued by a bank
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bank charter

  • noun a charter authorizing the operation of a bank
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bank check

  • noun a written order directing a bank to pay money
    cheque; check.
    • he paid all his bills by check
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bank clerk

  • noun an employee of a bank who receives and pays out money
    cashier; teller.
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bank closing

  • noun act of closing down a bank because of a fiscal emergency or failure
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bank commissioner

  • noun a commissioner appointed to supervise banks; a state superintendent of banks
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Bank credit

  • a credit by which a person who has give the required security to a bank has liberty to draw to certain extent agreed upon.
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bank deposit

  • noun money deposited in a bank or some similar institution
    deposit.
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bank discount

  • noun interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan
    discount; discount rate.
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bank draft

  • noun a draft drawn by a bank against funds deposited in another bank
    banker's draft.
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bank examination

  • noun an examination of the affairs and records of a bank by a state or federal bank examiner
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bank examiner

  • noun an examiner appointed to audit the accounts of banks in a given jurisdiction
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bank failure

  • noun the inability of a bank to meet its credit obligations
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bank gravel

  • noun gravel as found in natural deposits
    pit run; pit-run gravel.
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bank guard

  • noun a security guard at a bank
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bank holding company

  • noun a holding company owning or controlling one or more banks
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bank holiday

  • noun any of several weekdays when banks are closed; a legal holiday in Britain
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bank identification number

  • noun an identification number consisting of a two-part code assigned to banks and savings associations; the first part shows the location and the second identifies the bank itself
    BIN; ABA transit number.
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bank line

  • noun the maximum credit that a customer is allowed
    credit line; line; personal credit line; personal line of credit; line of credit.
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bank loan

  • noun a loan made by a bank; to be repaid with interest on or before a fixed date
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bank manager

  • noun manager of a branch office of a bank
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bank martin

  • noun swallow of the northern hemisphere that nests in tunnels dug in clay or sand banks
    sand martin; Riparia riparia; bank martin.
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bank note

  • noun a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)
    bank bill; banknote; bill; banker's bill; note; Federal Reserve note; government note; greenback.
    • he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes
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Bank" note`
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  1. A promissory note issued by a bank or banking company, payable to bearer on demand. ✍ In the United States popularly called a bank bill.
  2. Formerly, a promissory note made by a banker, or banking company, payable to a specified person at a fixed date; a bank bill. See Bank bill, 2. Obs.
  3. A promissory note payable at a bank.
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Bank of deposit

  • a bank which receives money for safe keeping.
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bank of england

  • noun the central bank of England and Wales
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Bank of issue

  • a bank which issues its own notes payable to bearer.
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bank of japan

  • noun the central bank of Japan
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bank rate

  • noun the discount rate fixed by a central bank
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bank robber

  • noun a robber of banks
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bank run

  • noun the concerted action of depositors who try to withdraw their money from a bank because they think it will fail
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bank shot

  • noun a basketball shot that bounces off of the backboard before passing through the hoop
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bank statement

  • noun a periodic statement prepared by a bank for each client
    • I wish my bank statement arrived earlier in the month
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Bank swallow

  • noun swallow of the northern hemisphere that nests in tunnels dug in clay or sand banks
    sand martin; Riparia riparia; bank martin.
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  • a small American and European swallow (Clivicola riparia) that nests in a hole which it excavates in a bank.
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bank vault

  • noun a strongroom or compartment (often made of steel) for safekeeping of valuables
    vault.
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bank withdrawal

  • noun the withdrawal of money from your account at a bank
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bank-depositor relation

  • noun the responsibility of a bank to act in the best interests of the depositors
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bank-sided

Bank"-sid`ed adjective
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  1. (Naut.) Having sides inclining inwards, as a ship; -- opposed to wall-sided.
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banking company

  • noun a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities
    depository financial institution; bank; banking company.
    • he cashed a check at the bank
    • that bank holds the mortgage on my home
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banking concern

  • noun a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities
    depository financial institution; bank; banking company.
    • he cashed a check at the bank
    • that bank holds the mortgage on my home
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banking game

  • noun any gambling game in which bets are laid against the gambling house or the dealer
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banking industry

  • noun banks collectively
    banking industry.
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banking system

  • noun banks collectively
    banking industry.
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blood bank

  • noun a place for storing whole blood or blood plasma
    • the Red Cross created a blood bank for emergencies
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bottle bank

  • noun a place where bottles can be deposited for recycling
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central bank

  • noun a government monetary authority that issues currency and regulates the supply of credit and holds the reserves of other banks and sells new issues of securities for the government
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cloud bank

  • noun a layer of clouds seen from a distance
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coin bank

  • noun a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home
    coin bank; money box; bank.
    • the coin bank was empty
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commercial bank

  • noun a financial institution that accepts demand deposits and makes loans and provides other services for the public
    commercial bank.
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Court in banc, ∨ Court in bank

  • The full court sitting at its regular terms for the hearing of arguments upon questions of law, as distinguished from a sitting at nisi prius.
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Days in bank

  • (Eng. Law), certain stated days for the return of writs and the appearance of parties; so called because originally peculiar to the Court of Common Bench, or Bench (bank) as it was formerly termed. Burrill.
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double-bank

Dou"ble-bank" transitive verb
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  1. (Naut.) To row by rowers sitting side by side in twos on a bank or thwart.
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double-banked

Dou"ble-banked` adjective
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  1. Applied to a kind of rowing in which the rowers sit side by side in twos, a pair of oars being worked from each bank or thwart.
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european central bank

  • noun the central bank of those members of the European Union who share a common currency
    • The European Central Bank is Europe's equivalent of the Federal Reserve
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eye bank

  • noun a place for storing and preserving corneas that are obtained from human corpses immediately after death; used for corneal transplantation to patients with corneal defects
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Faro bank

  • the capital which the proprietor of a farotable ventures in the game; also, the place where a game of faro is played.
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federal home loan bank system

  • noun the central credit system for thrift institutions
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federal reserve bank

  • noun one of 12 regional banks that monitor and act as depositories for banks in their region
    Federal Reserve Bank.
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federal savings bank

  • noun a federally chartered savings bank
    FSB.
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Fog bank

  • a mass of fog resting upon the sea, and resembling distant land.
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food bank

  • noun a place where food is contributed and made available to those in need
    • they set up a food bank for the flood victims
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Foot bank

  • (Fort.), a raised way within a parapet.
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full service bank

  • noun a financial institution that accepts demand deposits and makes loans and provides other services for the public
    commercial bank.
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home banking

  • noun banking in which transactions are conducted by means of electronic communication (via telephone or computer)
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home loan bank

  • noun one of 11 regional banks that monitor and make short-term credit advances to thrift institutions in their region
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In banc, In banco (the ablative of bancus), In bank

  • in full court, or with full judicial authority; as, sittings in banc (distinguished from sittings at nisi prius).
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industrial bank

  • noun a finance company that makes small loans to industrial workers
    industrial loan company.
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international bank for reconstruction and development

  • noun a United Nations agency created to assist developing nations by loans guaranteed by member governments
    International Bank for Reconstruction and Development; IBRD.
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joseph banks rhine

  • noun United States parapsychologist (1895-1980)
    J. B. Rhine; Rhine.
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lead bank

  • noun a bank named by a lending syndicate of several banks to protect their interests
    agent bank.
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left bank

  • noun the region of Paris on the southern bank of the Seine; a center of artistic and student life
    Latin Quarter.
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Left bank of a river

  • that which is on the left hand of a person whose face is turned downstream.
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member bank

  • noun a bank that is a member of the Federal Reserve System
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merchant bank

  • noun a credit card processing bank; merchants receive credit for credit card receipts less a processing fee
    acquirer.
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mutual savings bank

  • noun a state-chartered savings bank owned by its depositors and managed by a board of trustees
    MSB.
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National bank

  • noun a commercial bank chartered by the federal government
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  • the official common name of a class of banking corporations established under the laws of the United States.
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oyster bank

  • noun a workplace where oysters are bred and grown
    oyster park; oyster bed.
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penny bank

  • noun a child's coin bank (often shaped like a pig)
    penny bank.
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piggy bank

  • noun a child's coin bank (often shaped like a pig)
    penny bank.
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reserve bank

  • noun one of 12 regional banks that monitor and act as depositories for banks in their region
    Federal Reserve Bank.
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right bank

  • noun the region of Paris on the north bank of the Seine
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russian bank

  • noun solitaire with two players using separate packs
    crapette.
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Savings bank

  • noun a thrift institution in the northeastern United States; since deregulation in the 1980s they offer services competitive with many commercial banks
  • noun a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home
    coin bank; money box; bank.
    • the coin bank was empty
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  • a bank in which savings or earnings are deposited and put at interest.
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savings bank trust

  • noun a savings account deposited by someone who makes themselves the trustee for a beneficiary and who controls it during their lifetime; afterward the balance is payable to the previously named beneficiary
    Totten trust; savings account trust; trustee account; trust account.
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sea bank

Sea" bank`
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  1. The seashore. Shak.
  2. A bank or mole to defend against the sea.
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sir joseph banks

  • noun English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
    Banks.
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snow bank

  • noun a mound or heap of snow
    snowbank.
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soil bank

  • noun land retired from crop cultivation and planted with soil-building crops; government subsidies are paid to farmers for their retired land
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sperm bank

  • noun a depository for storing sperm
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Spoil bank

  • a bank formed by the earth taken from an excavation, as of a canal.
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state bank

  • noun a bank chartered by a state rather than by the federal government
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Swath bank

  • a row of new-mown grass. Prov. Eng.
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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.
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To double-bank an oar

  • to set two men to pulling one oar.
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vertical bank

  • noun a bank so steep that the plane's lateral axis approaches the vertical
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Warping bank

  • a bank of earth raised round a field to retain water let in for the purpose of enriching land. Craig.
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west bank

  • noun an area between Israel and Jordan on the west bank of the Jordan river; populated largely by Palestinians
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world bank

  • noun a United Nations agency created to assist developing nations by loans guaranteed by member governments
    International Bank for Reconstruction and Development; IBRD.
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