- bank
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 for moneyADJECTIVE▪ big, large, major▪ small▪ central, clearing (in the UK), commercial, international, investment, issuing, national, reserve, savings▪
The central bank has put up interest rates.
▪The bond will be priced by the issuing bank.
▪She has her money in one of the largest savings banks.
▪ private▪ foreign, international, overseas▪ offshoreVERB + BANK▪ go to▪ borrow (sth) from▪ rob▪ owe▪The company owes the bank more than €4 million.
▪ bail out▪The government has refused to bail out the bank.
BANK + VERB▪ pay sb sth▪ lend sb sth▪The bank lent her money to buy a car.
▪ underwrite sth▪A group of ten international banks is to underwrite and sell the bonds.
▪ charge sb/sth▪The bank charged him a monthly $5 fee.
▪ issue sth▪Many of these banks issue both credit and debit cards.
▪ collapse, crash▪Investors lost millions when the bank crashed.
BANK + NOUN▪ account, balance, deposit, loan, statement▪ charges (esp. BrE), fees (AmE)▪ credit▪ manager▪ teller▪ robber▪ heist, robberyPREPOSITION▪ from a/the bank▪He got a large loan from the bank.
▪ in a/the bank▪I'll put half the money in the bank and spend the rest.
▪ out of a/the bank▪I need to get some money out of the bank.
2 by a river/canalADJECTIVE▪ far, opposite, other▪We could see them waving on the opposite bank.
▪ canal, riverVERB + BANK▪ burst, overflow▪The river had burst its banks after torrential rain.
PREPOSITION▪ along a/the bank▪We strolled along the river bank.
▪ on a/the bank▪a picnic on the banks of the river
3 area of sloping groundADJECTIVE▪ steep▪ grassy▪ muddyPREPOSITION▪ down a/the bank▪The children rolled down the grassy bank.
▪ up a/the bank4 mass of cloud, etc./row of machines, etc.ADJECTIVE▪ huge, vast▪a huge bank of switches and buttons
▪ cloud (esp. AmE)PREPOSITION▪ bank of▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}a vast bank of cloud
verbBank is used with these nouns as the object: ↑money
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
