bank account |
at a bank, the funds credited to a depositor and subject to withdrawal by him or her. |
bank card |
an official card, esp. a credit card or ATM card, issued by a bank to a customer and used in transactions. |
bank holiday |
an official holiday in the UK, when banks and other businesses are closed. |
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. |
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. |
blood bank |
a place where blood is collected, processed, and stored as whole blood or plasma, for later use in transfusion. |
break the bank |
(informal) to bring someone or something to financial ruin. |
commercial bank |
a bank that is involved primarily in receiving demand deposits that are used as checking accounts, and in making short-term loans. |
cut bank |
a steep riverbank, esp. one formed by erosion along a bend in a river. |
fog bank |
a distinct dense mass of fog, esp. as seen from a distance. |
food bank |
a place where food is collected and distributed to those who are in need. [2 definitions] |
investment bank |
a financial institution in which the underwriting and marketing of security issues is the chief business. |
land bank |
a bank that finances transactions in real estate, esp. those involving farmland. |
mutual savings bank |
a savings bank that distributes its net earnings to its depositors and has no capital. |
national bank |
a bank chartered by the U.S. Government and required to be a member of the Federal Reserve System. [2 definitions] |
piggy bank |
a small bank, esp. one in the shape of a pig, in which coins are deposited through a slot and saved. |
savings bank |
a bank that receives the savings of depositors and pays them interest on the deposit. |