5 → see also banked
➌ bank /bæ ŋk/ (banks , banking , banked ) VERB When an aircraft banks , one of its wings rises higher than the other, usually when it is changing direction. □ [V ] A plane took off and banked above the highway in front of him.
▸ bank on PHRASAL VERB If you bank on something happening, you expect it to happen and rely on it happening. □ [V P n] 'He's not still there, I suppose?'—'I wouldn't bank on that,' she said. COLLOCATIONS bank NOUN ➊1
noun + bank : high street, investment, merchant, savings
adjective + bank : central, commercial, nationalized, retail
bank|able /bæ ŋkəb ə l/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] In the entertainment industry, someone or something that is described as bankable is very popular and therefore likely to be very profitable. □ This movie made him the most bankable star in Hollywood.
ba nk ac|count (bank accounts ) N‑COUNT A bank account is an arrangement with a bank which allows you to keep your money in the bank and to take some out when you need it.
ba nk bal|ance (bank balances ) N‑COUNT Your bank balance is the amount of money that you have in your bank account at a particular time.
ba nk card (bank cards ) also bankcard
1 N‑COUNT A bank card is a plastic card which your bank gives you so you can get money from your bank account using a cash machine. It is also called an ATM card in American English.
2 N‑COUNT A bank card is a credit card that is supplied by a bank. [AM ]
ba nk draft (bank drafts ) N‑COUNT A bank draft is a cheque which you can buy from a bank in order to pay someone who is not willing to accept a personal cheque. □ Payments should be made by credit card or bank draft in U.S. dollars.
banked /bæ ŋkt/
1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] A banked stretch of road is higher on one side than the other. □ He struggled to hold the bike down on the banked corners.
2 ADJ [v-link ADJ ] If a place is banked with something, it is piled high with that thing. If something is banked up , it is piled high. □ Flowerbeds and tubs are banked with summer bedding plants. □ The snow was banked up along the roadside.
bank|er ◆◇◇ /bæ ŋkə r / (bankers ) N‑COUNT A banker is someone who works in banking at a senior level. □ …an investment banker. □ …a merchant banker.
ba nk|er's draft (banker's drafts ) N‑COUNT A banker's draft is the same as a bank draft . □ You pay for the car by banker's draft in the local currency.
ba nk ho li|day (bank holidays ) N‑COUNT A bank holiday is a public holiday. [BRIT ] in AM, usually use national holiday
bank|ing ◆◇◇ /bæ ŋk I ŋ/ N‑UNCOUNT Banking is the business activity of banks and similar institutions.
ba nk man|ag|er (bank managers ) N‑COUNT A bank manager is someone who is in charge of a bank, or a particular branch of a bank, and who is involved in making decisions about whether or not to lend money to businesses and individuals. [BUSINESS ] □ This may have influenced your bank manager's decision not to give you a loan.
bank|note /bæ ŋknoʊt/ (banknotes ) also bank note N‑COUNT Banknotes are pieces of paper money.
ba nk rate (bank rates ) N‑COUNT The bank rate is the rate of interest at which a bank lends money, especially the minimum rate of interest that banks are allowed to charge, which is decided by the country's central bank. □ …a sterling crisis that forced the bank rate up.
bank|roll /bæ ŋkroʊl/ (bankrolls , bankrolling , bankrolled )
1 VERB To bankroll a person, organization, or project means to provide the financial resources that they need. [mainly AM , INFORMAL ] □ [V n] The company has bankrolled a couple of local movies.
2 N‑SING A bankroll is the financial resources used to back a person, project, or institution. [AM ] □ We have a guaranteed minimum bankroll of £1.7m over the five albums.
bank|rupt /bæ ŋkrʌpt/ (bankrupts , bankrupting , bankrupted )
1 ADJ People or organizations that go bankrupt do not have enough money to pay their debts. [BUSINESS ] □ If the firm cannot sell its products, it will go bankrupt. □ He was declared bankrupt after failing to pay a £114m loan guarantee.
2 VERB To bankrupt a person or organization means to make them go bankrupt. [BUSINESS ] □ [V n] The move to the market nearly bankrupted the firm and its director.
3 N‑COUNT A bankrupt is a person who has been declared bankrupt by a court of law. [BUSINESS ]
4 ADJ If you say that something is bankrupt , you are emphasizing that it lacks any value or worth. [EMPHASIS ] □ He really thinks that European civilisation is morally bankrupt.
bank|rupt|cy /bæ nkrʌptsi/ (bankruptcies )
1 N‑UNCOUNT Bankruptcy is the state of being bankrupt. [BUSINESS ] □ Many established firms were facing bankruptcy.
2 N‑COUNT A bankruptcy is an instance of an organization or person going bankrupt. [BUSINESS ] □ The number of corporate bankruptcies climbed in August.
3 N‑UNCOUNT If you refer to something's bankruptcy , you are emphasizing that it is completely lacking in value or worth. [EMPHASIS ] □ The massacre laid bare the moral bankruptcy of the regime.
ba nk state|ment (bank statements ) N‑COUNT A bank statement is a printed document showing all the money paid into and taken out of a bank account. Bank statements are usually sent by a bank to a customer at regular intervals.