bank
An institution where one can place and borrow money and take care of financial affairs.
Other meanings
A branch office of such an institution.
An underwriter or controller of a card game.
Example sentences
Word history
From Italian "banca" (counter, moneychanger's bench or table).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “bank” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.