| banister |
the rail of a staircase; balustrade. [3 definitions] |
| banjo |
a musical instrument with a circular body covered with skin, a long fretted neck, and four or five strings that are plucked or strummed. |
| Banjul |
the seaport capital of Gambia. |
| bank1 |
a heap or mass of something, such as earth or clouds. [6 definitions] |
| bank2 |
a business concerned with the safeguarding, exchanging, and lending of money. [6 definitions] |
| bank account |
at a bank, the funds credited to a depositor and subject to withdrawal by him or her. |
| bankbook |
a book that a depositor keeps containing the bank's records of his or her savings deposits and withdrawals. |
| bank card |
an official card, esp. a credit card or ATM card, issued by a bank to a customer and used in transactions. |
| banker1 |
an owner or employee of a bank, esp. in management. [2 definitions] |
| 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] |