| banker2 |
on the Newfoundland banks, a ship or person engaged in fishing for cod. |
| banker3 |
a workbench used by sculptors, masons, or bricklayers for dressing stones or bricks. |
| bank holiday |
an official holiday in the UK, when banks and other businesses are closed. |
| banking |
the business or profession of running a bank. |
| bank note |
a promissory note issued by an authorized bank. |
| bank on |
(informal) to rely or depend on. |
| bank rate |
the standard rate of discount that is established by a central bank or banks. |
| bankroll |
one's readily available money. [3 definitions] |
| bankrupt |
in a state of having been legally declared incapable of paying off one's debts and having one's assets administered by a court to compensate creditors. [6 definitions] |
| bankruptcy |
the condition of being legally insolvent or bankrupt; impoverishment or destitution. [2 definitions] |
| bank statement |
a document that shows all the transactions that have occurred during a specific period of time in a bank account, esp. a periodic statement compiled by a bank for an account holder. |
| banner |
a piece of cloth, usu. with a motto or emblem and mounted on a staff, representing a person, organization, or cause. [6 definitions] |
| bannister |
variant of banister. |
| bannock |
in Scottish or British cookery, a flat unleavened cake made of oatmeal, wheat, or other grains and baked on a griddle. |
| banns |
a public announcement in church of an upcoming marriage. |
| banquet |
an elaborate formal dinner. [4 definitions] |
| banquette |
a long, upholstered bench along a wall. |
| banshee |
in Irish folklore, a female spirit whose wailing forbodes the death of a loved one. |
| bantam |
(often cap.) a member of a small-sized breed of chicken, sometimes the miniature version of a larger breed. [3 definitions] |
| bantamweight |
a boxer of a weight class between flyweight and featherweight, between 112 and 118 pounds. |
| banter |
witty, playful conversation. [3 definitions] |