[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 banks — see also blood bank, sperm bank
▪ 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
▪ She saves all her change in a small bank on her desk. — see also piggy bank
▪ information stored in a computer's memory banks — see 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 bank — see 1laugh





