bank

English

/bæŋk/

noun
Definitions
  • An institution where one can place and borrow money and take care of financial affairs.
  • A branch office of such an institution.
  • An underwriter or controller of a card game; also banque.
  • A fund from deposits or contributions, to be used in transacting business; a joint stock or capital.
  • (gambling) The sum of money etc. which the dealer or banker has as a fund from which to draw stakes and pay losses.
  • (slang) money; profit
  • In certain games, such as dominos, a fund of pieces from which the players are allowed to draw.
  • A safe and guaranteed place of storage for and retrieval of important items or goods.
  • A device used to store coins or currency.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English banke derived from Middle French banque derived from banca (counter, moneychanger's bench table) derived from bank (bench, counter) derived from *banki derived from Proto-Germanic *bankiz (bench, counter, bulge, hillock) derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg- (bend, curve, bow, turn, break, vault, arch, back, buttocks, smash).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰeg-

Gloss

bend, curve, bow, turn, break, vault, arch, back, buttocks, smash

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

尻

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