Bank — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

Meaning & Definition of Bank

Bank (noun)

1. a mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level
2. a piled-up mass of cloud or fog
3. an undersea elevation rising especially from the continental shelf
4. an establishment for the custody, loan, exchange, or issue of money, for the extension of credit, and for facilitating the transmission of funds
5. the table, counter, or place of business of a money changer
6. a person conducting a gambling house or game; specifically, dealer
7. a group or series of objects arranged together in a row or a tier
8. a set of elevators
9. a row or tier of telephones

Bank (verb)

1. to build a raised border of earth around, to raise a bank about
2. to restrict the flow of air to (a fire) especially by piling ash around or over the burning embers
3. to build (a curve) with the roadbed or track inclined laterally upward from the inside edge
4. to manage a bank
5. to deposit money or have an account in a bank
6. to deposit or store in a bank