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1bank Listen to audio/ˈbæŋk/ noun
plural banks
[count] 1 : a business where people keep their money, borrow money, etc., or the building where such a business operates
Our paychecks are deposited in/into the bank automatically. How much money do you have in the bank? My cousin works in/at a bank. I have to go to the bank today.often used before another noun bank customers How much money do you have in your bank account?see also savings bank
2 : a small closed container in which money is saved
She saves all her change in a small bank on her desk.see also piggy bank
3 : a place where a particular thing is stored until it is needed
information stored in a computer's memory bankssee also blood bank, sperm bank
break the bank
: to be very expensive or too expensive : to cost a lot of money — usually used in negative statements Buy a car that's dependable but won't break the bank.
laugh all the way to the banksee 1laugh
— compare 3bank, 5bank

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