What it means
- (noun) An institution where one can place and borrow money and take care of financial affairs.
- (noun) A branch office of such an institution.
- (noun) An underwriter or controller of a card game; also banque.
- (noun) A fund from deposits or contributions, to be used in transacting business; a joint stock or capital.
- (noun) The sum of money etc. which the dealer or banker has as a fund from which to draw stakes and pay losses.
- (noun) Money; profit
- (noun) In certain games, such as dominos, a fund of pieces from which the players are allowed to draw.
- (noun) A safe and guaranteed place of storage for and retrieval of important items or goods. “blood bank; sperm bank; data bank”
- (noun) A device used to store coins or currency. “If you want to buy a bicycle, you need to put the money in your piggy bank.”
- (verb) To deal with a bank or financial institution, or for an institution to provide financial services to a client. “He banked with Barclays.”
- (verb) To put into a bank. “I'm going to bank the money.”
- (verb) To conceal in the rectum for use in prison. “Johnny banked some coke for me.”
Letter analysis
- Bank contains 4 letters: 1 vowel(s) and 3 consonant(s).
- It uses 4 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 1.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 10.
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Words starting with BAN
- ban
- banal
- banalities
- banality
- banana
- bananas
- band
- bandage
- bandaged
- bandages
- bandaging
- bandana
- bandanas
- bandanna
- bandannas
- banded
- bandied
- bandier
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Words ending with ANK
Common questions
What does Bank mean?
An institution where one can place and borrow money and take care of financial affairs.
How many letters are in Bank?
Bank has 4 letters.
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