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noun (1)

Definition of banknext
1
as in cluster
a number of things considered as a unit a bank of telephones set up for the telethon

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2
as in rank
a series of people or things arranged side by side a bank of elevators

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bank

2 of 3

noun (2)

ˈbaŋk How to pronounce bank (audio)
as in mound
a pile or ridge of granular matter (as sand or snow) a bank of dirt that the construction workers left behind

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bank

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verb

1
as in to hill
to form into a pile or ridge of earth banked sand into little mounds on the beach

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as in to deposit
to put in an account she always banks half of her paycheck

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Recent Examples of bank
Noun
The girls sometimes lived with their grandmother or an aunt, other times with their mother and Lasha’s father, who was a part of the sisters’ lives on and off until he was convicted of armed bank robbery in 2003. — Anja Aronowsky Cronberg, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026 Vote banks had thus turned into vehicles of collective political assertion. — Asim Ali, Time, 24 Oct. 2026
Verb
The mosaic prompted pilot Evan Anderman, a volunteer with LightHawk, a nonprofit that works with pilots who donate their time and aircraft for conservation causes, to bank his craft yet again. — Jennifer Oldham, Denver Post, 8 Oct. 2026 Groups combine each skill set and target the weakest financial institution from a security perspective, hunting victims that already bank there. — Steve Durbin, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bank
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bank
  1. cluster
  2. rank
  3. mound
  4. hill
  5. deposit
  6. batch
  7. row
  8. drift
Noun
  • Godfrey proposes a pan-European fleet of orbital bodyguards patrolling clusters of European assets to ward off future Russian attempts to jam or damage the satellites.
    — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The platform allows investors to buy and sell GPU clusters, the units that power AI compute.
    — Oliver Renick, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of cluster
Noun
  • This season is really no different, with many teams filling the top ranks in the nation.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The Horned Frogs rank last in sacks allowed, while West Virginia ranks fourth in the Big 12 in sacks.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of rank
Noun
  • But despite this, they were still conceived of as being located within the mounds themselves, real-world anchors for these strange, marvelous realms.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Maybe Ohtani will accept surrendering the mound if he is handed a spot in the outfield?
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of mound
Verb
  • Leave a few inches at the top of the container to hill the crop later.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Some members say conversations are still ongoing about redistricting in Indiana, though Thursday’s vote makes that hill a steeper climb for Republicans with a candidate deadline in February fast-approaching.
    — Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 13 Dec. 2025
Definition of hill
Verb
  • Printing these flexible devices requires depositing two layers at once.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Though the delay from RTO is often only a day, mail can be delayed longer if it’s deposited in a mailbox after the daily pickup time, or just before Sunday or a holiday.
    — Ken B. Morales, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of deposit
Noun
  • The software also converts Office documents and images into PDFs, with batch processing available for multiple files.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Before striking out on adventure, head to Snake River Roasting Company for a small-batch specialty coffee and hearty breakfast burrito.
    — Lindsay Cohn, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of batch
Noun
  • There are full-size Backspace, Delete, and arrow keys, in addition to a number pad and a separate row of volume controls.
    — Marshall Honorof, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
  • This is Bates’ front-row seat to Maine’s unique economic hardship.
    — Rachel Siegel, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of row
Noun
  • After widespread rioting at the weekend – estimated to have cost several hundred million dollars in property damage and theft – France faces a toxic mix of urban rebellion, political drift and economic crisis.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Monitoring tools can track drift and error rates against the tolerance set at approval.
    — Maman Ibrahim, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
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