Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - bank
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1. n. & v. --n. 1 a the sloping edge of land by a river. b the area of ground alongside a river (had a picnic on the bank). 2 a raised shelf of ground; a slope. 3 an elevation in the sea or a river bed. 4 the artificial slope of a road etc., enabling vehicles to maintain speed round a curve. 5 a mass of cloud, fog, snow, etc. 6 the edge of a hollow place (e.g. the top of a mine-shaft). --v. 1 tr. & intr. (often foll. by up) heap or rise into banks. 2 tr. heap up (a fire) tightly so that it burns slowly. 3 a intr. (of a vehicle or aircraft or its occupant) travel with one side higher than the other in rounding a curve. b tr. cause (a vehicle or aircraft) to do this. 4 tr. contain or confine within a bank or banks. 5 tr. build (a road etc.) higher at the outer edge of a bend to enable fast cornering. Etymology: ME f. Gmc f. ON banki (unrecorded: cf. OIcel. bakki): rel. to BENCH 2. n. & v. --n. 1 a a financial establishment which uses money deposited by customers for investment, pays it out when required, makes loans at interest, exchanges currency, etc. b a building in which this business takes place. 2 = piggy bank. 3 a the money or tokens held by the banker in some gambling games. b the banker in such games. 4 a place for storing anything for future use (blood bank; data bank). --v. 1 tr. deposit (money or valuables) in a bank. 2 intr. engage in business as a banker. 3 intr. (often foll. by at, with) keep money (at a bank). 4 intr. act as banker in some gambling games. Phrases and idioms bank balance the amount of money held in a bank account at a given moment. bank-bill 1 Brit. a bill drawn by one bank on another. 2 US = BANKNOTE. bank-book = PASSBOOK. bank card = cheque card. bank holiday a day on which banks are officially closed, (in the UK) usu. kept as a public holiday. bank manager a person in charge of a local branch of a bank. the Bank of England the central bank of England and Wales, issuing banknotes and having the Government as its main customer. bank on rely on (I'm banking on your help). bank statement a printed statement of transactions and balance issued periodically to the holder of a bank account. Etymology: F banque or It. banca f. med.L banca, bancus, f. Gmc: rel. to BANK(1) 3. n. 1 a row of similar objects, esp. of keys, lights, or switches. 2 a tier of oars. Etymology: ME f. OF banc f. Gmc: rel. to BANK(1), BENCH
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I. noun see: bench Date: 13th century a mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level: as, a piled-up mass of cloud or fog, an undersea elevation rising especially from the continental shelf, the rising ground bordering a lake, river, or sea or forming the edge of a cut or hollow, 3. a steep slope (as of a hill), the lateral inward tilt of a surface along a curve or of a vehicle (as an airplane) when turning, a protective or cushioning rim or piece, II. verb Date: 1590 transitive verb 1. to raise a ~ about, to cover (as a fire) with fresh fuel and adjust the draft of air so as to keep in an inactive state, to build (a curve) with the roadbed or track inclined laterally upward from the inside edge, to heap or pile in a ~, 3. to drive (a ball in billiards) into a cushion, to bounce (a ball or shot) off a surface (as a backboard) into or toward a goal , to form or group in a tier, intransitive verb to rise in or form a ~, 2. to incline an airplane laterally, b. to incline laterally, to follow a curve or incline , III. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French or Old Italian; Middle French banque, from Old Italian banca, literally, bench, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English benc Date: 15th century 1. an establishment for the custody, loan, exchange, or issue of money, for the extension of credit, and for facilitating the transmission of funds, the table, counter, or place of business of a money changer, a person conducting a gambling house or game, a supply of something held in reserve: as, the fund of supplies (as money, chips, or pieces) held by the ~er or dealer for use in a game, a fund of pieces belonging to a game (as dominoes) from which the players draw, a place where something is held available , IV. verb Date: circa 1751 intransitive verb to manage a ~, to deposit money or have an account in a ~, transitive verb to deposit or store in a ~, V. noun Etymology: Middle English banc bench, from Anglo-French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English benc Date: 1614 a group or series of objects arranged together in a...Толковый словарь английского языка
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