bank
gb/bˈæŋk/ us/bˈæŋk/
A1
Anglais
~ 500
Sens
0 sens
Nom
A1
entity
1
Financial company for money services
A place or company where people keep their money and can borrow money.
Schéma d’usage :
[someone] opens an account at [a bank]
Erreur fréquente :
Learners sometimes confuse 'bank' with 'ATM', but an ATM is a machine, not the whole bank.
Synonymes
financial institution (More formal and general term covering banks and similar organizations.)
Antonymes
credit union (A nonprofit financial cooperative, unlike a commercial bank.)
Collocations
open a bank account
|bank loan
|bank branch
|bank balance
|bank statement
Thèmes
business
|finance
|daily life
Exemples
- I went to the bank to deposit my paycheck.
- The bank approved her application for a mortgage.
- Most banks now offer online banking services.
- He withdrew cash from the bank before his trip.
Exemples pédagogiques
- I put my money in the bank.
- She works at a bank.
- We go to the bank every Friday.
- The bank is near the bus stop.
Nom
A2
entity
2
Sloping land beside water
The side of a river or lake where the land meets the water.
Schéma d’usage :
[someone] sits on [the bank] of [a river/lake]
Erreur fréquente :
Learners may confuse this with 'beach', which usually means sand by the sea or ocean.
Synonymes
shore (Usually used for larger bodies of water like seas and lakes.)
Antonymes
riverbed (The bottom of a river, as opposed to its edge.)
Collocations
river bank
|on the bank of the river
|fishing from the bank
Thèmes
nature
|geography
Exemples
- They picnicked on the grassy bank of the river.
- Flooding damaged several houses along the bank.
- He tied the boat to a tree on the bank.
Exemples pédagogiques
- We sat on the bank of the river.
- The boat is near the bank.
- The bank is covered with grass.
Verbe
B1
action
3
Depend or count on something
To be sure that something will happen and plan based on it.
Schéma d’usage :
[someone] banks on [something happening]
Erreur fréquente :
Learners may think this refers to money in a financial sense because of 'bank'. In this meaning, it's about trust or expectation.
Synonymes
rely on (More general term for depending on someone or something.)
Antonymes
doubt (To not trust or believe that something will happen.)
Collocations
bank on success
|bank on support
Thèmes
daily life
|core_vocabulary
Exemples
- You can bank on her to arrive on time.
- They’re banking on good weather for the wedding.
- Don’t bank on getting a pay rise this year.
Exemples pédagogiques
- I bank on my friends to help me.
- He banks on passing the exam.
- They bank on sunny weather.
Nom
technical
B2
entity
4
Row or group of similar items
A line or group of similar things placed together.
Synonymes
row (General term for things arranged in a line.)
Collocations
a bank of switches
|a bank of seats
Thèmes
technology
|core_vocabulary
Exemples
- The control room has a bank of monitors.
- A bank of lights lit up the stage.
- There is a bank of lockers near the entrance.
Exemples pédagogiques
- There is a bank of computers in the room.
- I saw a bank of lights above the stage.
- We sat in a bank of seats at the stadium.
Verbe
B2
action
5
Tilt an aircraft during a turn
When an airplane leans to one side while turning.
Synonymes
tilt (General term for leaning to one side.)
Collocations
bank sharply
|bank left
Thèmes
transportation
|travel
Exemples
- The pilot banked sharply to avoid the storm.
- The plane banked left as it approached the runway.
- You could feel the aircraft banking during the turn.
Exemples pédagogiques
- The plane banked left.
- I felt the plane bank during the turn.
- The pilot banked right to change direction.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
bank
API
GB/bˈæŋk/
US/bˈæŋk/
Syllabes et accentuation
bank (1 syllabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (bank)
Formes du mot
Noun
- Base: bank
- Plural: banks
Verb
- Base: bank
- 3rd Person Singular: banks
- Present Participle: banking
- Past: banked
Famille de mots
Expressions
bank on
1/bˈæŋk ˈɔn/
phrasal verb
Rely or depend on something happening
To be sure that something will happen and make plans based on it.
Exemples
- You can bank on their support for the project.
- I’m banking on good weather for our picnic.
break the bank
1/bɹˈeɪk ðə bˈæŋk/
idiom
informal
Be too expensive or unaffordable
To cost more money than you can afford.
Exemples
- That car looks nice, but it doesn’t have to break the bank.
- A vacation abroad need not break the bank if you plan carefully.
the other side of the bank
1/ðə ˈʌðɚ sˈaɪd əv ðə bˈæŋk/
fixed phrase
Opposite side of river/lake edge
The land across from you, on the other side of a river or lake.
Exemples
- They waved from the other side of the bank.
- We could see animals grazing on the other side of the bank.