bank 1 of 3

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

3 of 3

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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2
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 government is also working with private developers, banks and the real estate sector to accelerate temporary and permanent housing solutions. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026 Settlement is unpredictable, liquidity must be pre-positioned, and reconciliation depends on coordinating across multiple banks with different payment and reporting systems. — Gary Palmer, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Verb
Rather than seek user consent, X merely updated its terms, advocates said, seemingly banking its AI business on users not reading about updates. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026 Pitman allowed advertising and ultimately banked a quarter of a million dollars, supplementing his repo income. — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 22 June 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
  • Hyundai is addressing the issue by allowing drivers to bring their Tucsons into authorized dealers for free instrument panel cluster software updates.
    — Charles Singh, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • Where Hearing Loss and Other Health Risks Overlap A 2025 Healthy Aging Data Report analysis of 427 communities across Massachusetts and Rhode Island found that hearing difficulties and fall risk cluster together geographically.
    — Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026
Definition of cluster
Noun
  • Indiana, Missouri, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin rank among the states with the most jackpot-winning tickets.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 30 June 2026
  • Over the next couple of decades, Saez advanced through the ranks of the bank and played a key role in integrating systems when SunTrust merged with BB&T in 2019 to form Truist Bank.
    — Kelly Yamanouchi, AJC.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of rank
Noun
  • Fittingly, on Saturday, Yamamoto took the mound against the Padres and threw seven shutout innings.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
  • Joyce was on the verge of returning to the major leagues in late May, but he was shut down and didn’t get back on a mound for nearly a month.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 4 July 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
  • This process is called hilling and creates an area of loose soil where tubers easily form while being shaded from the sun.
    — Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Feb. 2026
Definition of hill
Verb
  • According to Ceconi, these products don’t actually soften, but instead deposit a waxy coating on the fabric.
    — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 30 June 2026
  • He’s transported to a realm of Tolkienesque fantasy, deposited somewhere between the Stony Waste and the Frozen Sea.
    — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
Definition of deposit
Noun
  • Whip up a big batch of this delicious chicken salad to have ready to go all week.
    — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 4 July 2026
  • While Silo seasons 1 and 2 were based on Hugh Howey's first novel, Wool, the new batch of Apple TV episodes is inspired by his second book, Shift.
    — Katie Mannion, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
Definition of batch
Noun
  • The rows of chairs facing the stage offered virtually no shade, including reserved sections for VIPs and World War II veterans.
    — Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 5 July 2026
  • Grand Canyon rafting guide Kelsey Pfendler completed a record-breaking solo row across the Pacific Ocean on Friday, arriving in Hawaii after a more than 2,400-mile journey from California.
    — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of row
Noun
  • Policymakers should treat it as a reminder that the country’s foundations are still cracking — and if the drift continues, the next rupture will be something darker.
    — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 1 July 2026
  • Fix it by anchoring on outcome metrics, production accuracy, drift detection time and business KPI lift, not release counts.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
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