Englishئاساسىي لۇغەت
bank
Universal Words
noun, verb
noun
for money
1 an organization that provides various financial services, for example keeping or lending money:
My salary is paid directly into my bank. * I need to go to the bank (= the local office of a bank). * a bank account / loan * a bank manager
in gambling
2 a supply of money or things that are used as money in some games, especially those in which gambling is involved
sth collected / stored
3 an amount of sth that is collected; a place where sth is stored ready for use:
a bank of knowledge * a blood / sperm bank * a databank
of river / canal
4 the side of a river, canal, etc. and the land near it:
He jumped in and swam to the opposite bank. * It's on the north bank of the Thames. * They built a house on the banks of the River Severn (= on land near the river).
slope
5 a raised area of ground that slopes at the sides, often at the edge of sth or dividing sth:
There were low banks of earth between the rice fields. * The girls ran down the steep grassy bank.
6 an artificial slope built at the side of a road, so that cars can drive fast around bends
of cloud / snow, etc.
7 a mass of cloud, snow, etc., especially one formed by the wind:
The sun disappeared behind a bank of clouds.
of machines, etc.
8 a row or series of similar objects, especially machines:
a bank of lights / switches / computers
IDIOMS
not break the bank (informal, humorous) if you say sth won't break the bank, you mean that it won't cost a lot of money, or more than you can afford:
We can just get a sandwich if you want-that won't break the bank.
moreatLAUGHv.
verb
money
1 [VN] to put money into a bank account:
She is believed to have banked (= been paid) ｣10 million in two years.
2 [V] ~ (with / at...) to have an account with a particular bank:
The family had banked with Coutts for generations.
of plane
3 [V] to travel with one side higher than the other when turning:
The plane banked steeply to the left.
form piles
4 [VN] ~ sth (up) to form sth into piles:
They banked the earth (up) into a mound.
a fire
5 [VN] ~ sth (up) to pile coal, etc. on a fire so that the fire burns slowly for a long time:
The fire was banked up as high as if it were midwinter.
PHRASALVERBS
bank on sb/sth to rely on sb/sth:
I'm banking on your help. * [+toinf] I'm banking on you to help me. * [+-ing] I was banking on getting something to eat on the train.
bank up to form into piles, especially because of the wind:
The snow had banked up against the wall.
