bank — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bank noun A financial institution that holds deposits, lends money, and manages other financial services.
- bed noun A piece of furniture for sleeping or resting on.
- bench noun A long seat for more than one person, found in parks, courts, or changing rooms.
- couch noun An upholstered piece of furniture for sitting, usually seating more than one person; a sofa.
- sofa noun A long upholstered seat with a back and arms, meant for two or more people.
Senses
bank is used for these senses in English:
- bank (countable, mostly, in combination) A safe and guaranteed place of storage for and retrieval of important items or goods.
- bed An area where a large number of oysters, mussels, other sessile shellfish, or a large amount of seaweed is found.
- bench (government) A long seat for politicians in a parliamentary chamber.
- bench (sports) The place where players (substitutes) and coaches sit when not playing.
- couch (North America, Australia, Ireland) An item of furniture, often upholstered, for the comfortable seating of more than one person; a sofa.
- savings bank A type of financial institution that focuses on retail banking: savings of private depositors, payments, credits and insurances for individuals or small and medium-sized enterprises.
- sofa (furniture) An upholstered seat with a raised back and one or two raised ends, long enough to comfortably accommodate two or more people.
bank — full definition
- noun A financial institution that holds deposits, lends money, and manages other financial services.
- noun The raised ground along the edge of a river, lake, or other body of water.
- verb To keep or deposit money at a financial institution.
- verb Of an aircraft or vehicle, to tilt to one side while turning.
bed — full definition
- noun A piece of furniture for sleeping or resting on.
- noun A plot of ground prepared for growing plants.
- noun The bottom of a body of water, such as a river or the sea.
- verb To place something in a supportive layer or setting; to embed.