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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>DICTIONARY: bank - bankroll</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="bank"> bank (1), noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. a long pile or heap. Ex. a bank of clouds. There was a bank of snow over ten feet deep. (SYN) ridge, mound, embankment. <DD> 2. the rising ground bordering a river or lake; shore. Ex. He fished from the bank. <DD> 3. a shallow place in a body of water; shoal. Ex. The fishing banks of Newfoundland are famous. (SYN) bar, reef. <DD> 4. any steep slope, especially one forming a ravine or hill. <DD> 5. the sloping of an airplane to one side, especially when making a turn. Ex. The airplane made a steep bank to avoid the tall building. <DD> 6. in a road or track: <DD> a. the raising of the outside edge of a curve higher than the inside edge. Ex. ... there is one tight hairpin without sign of bank (Time). <DD> b. the amount of such slope. <DD> 7. (Mining.) <DD> a. the top of a shaft, or the ground level at the top of a shaft. Ex. The cost of ore on the bank is low. <DD> b. the face worked in a coal mine. <DD> 8. the cushion lining the sides and ends of a billiard or pool table. <DD>v.t. 1. to form into a bank; pile up; heap up. Ex. The bulldozer banked the earth into a hill. The tractors banked the snow by the road. <DD> 2. to cause to slope, especially to slope (a roadbed) toward the inside of a curve. Ex. The workmen banked the curves of the express highway so that fast-moving cars would hold the road and not skid. <DD> 3. to make (an airplane) slope to one side, especially when making a turn. Ex. The pilot banked the plane to turn to the airfield. <DD> 4. to cover (a fire) with ashes, or to add fresh fuel and lessen the draft so it will burn slowly. Ex. The guide banked the campfire with ashes for the night. <DD> 5. to raise a ridge or mound about; border with a bank or ridge. Ex. Burning sands, that bank the shrubby vales (James Thomson). (SYN) embank. <DD>v.i. 1. to form banks. Ex. Clouds are banking along the horizon. <DD> 2. to slope to one side, especially when turning an airplane. Ex. Airplanes must bank to approach the airfield. The car banked around the corner. <DD> 3. to slope. expr. bank up, (British.) to accumulate; collect. Ex. ... had allowed the traffic to bank up (London Times). </DL> <A NAME="bank"> bank (2), noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. a place of business for keeping, lending, exchanging, and issuing money. Ex. A bank pays interest on money deposited as savings. <DD> 2. a small container with a slot through which coins can be dropped to save money. Ex. Mary's father gave her a quarter for her piggy bank. <DD> 3a. any place where reserve supplies are kept. The place where blood is kept for transfusions is called a bank. There are also bone and eye banks. <DD> b. the reserve supply itself. Ex. The blood bank increased after the appeal for blood. <DD> 4. the stock of pieces from which players draw in games such as dominoes. <DD> 5. the fund of money in some gambling games out of which the dealer or manager pays his losses. <DD> 6. (formerly) the table, counter, or quarters of a moneychanger. <DD>v.t. to put (money) in a bank. Ex. My sister banks her salary on payday. <DD>v.i. 1. to put money in a bank; keep an account with a bank. Ex. My father banks at the County Trust. <DD> 2. to keep a bank; act as a banker. Ex. My son is banking at National City as his first job. <DD> 3. to be in charge of the bank in some gambling games. expr. bank on, (Informal.) to depend on; be sure of. Ex. I can bank on my brother to help me. expr. in the bank, (British Informal.) in deficit; in the red. Ex. Four small discount houses were "in the bank" for a small amount, in spite of moderate help from the authorities (London Times). </DL> <A NAME="bank"> bank (3), noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. a row of things. Ex. A bank of switches controlled the plane engines. We saw a bank of machines in the factory. <DD> 2. a row of keys on an organ or typewriter or a row of switches on a panel. Ex. Some organs have two banks of keys. The entire bank of circuit breakers was switched on. <DD> 3a. a row or tier of oars. Ex. The Greeks manned the banks in the Roman galleys. <DD> b. a bench for rowers in a galley. Ex. The Greek slaves were chained to banks in Roman galleys. <DD> c. the rowers on such a bench. <DD> 4. a section of a newspaper headline set apart from the other sections in the same size and face of type; a deck. <DD>v.t. to arrange in rows. </DL> <A NAME="bankability"> bankability, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the quality or condition of being bankable. Ex. The secret and all-powerful Q Ratings ... determine a performer's appeal--and ultimately his bankability (Maclean's). </DL> <A NAME="bankable"> bankable, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. that can be converted into cash at or by a bank. <DD> 2. certain to produce box-office success and profits. Ex. [He] has become a "bankable" superstar, whose commitment to a project means that a film will be made and will be guaranteed a certain success (New York Times Magazine). </DL> <A NAME="bankacceptance"> bank acceptance,<DL COMPACT><DD> a draft or bill of exchange drawn on a bank and acknowledged as valid by that bank; banker's acceptance. </DL> <A NAME="bankaccount"> bank account,<DL COMPACT><DD> the money in a bank that can be withdrawn by a depositor; a checking, savings, or other account with a bank. </DL> <A NAME="bankannuities"> bank annuities,<DL COMPACT><DD> (British.) government funded debts, usually consols. </DL> <A NAME="bankbarn"> bank barn,<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) a barn with two floors built on the side of a hill so that both floors have entrances at a ground level. </DL> <A NAME="bankbill"> bank bill,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a check drawn by one bank on another; banker's bill; bank draft. <DD> 2. (Especially U.S.) a bank note. </DL> <A NAME="bankbook"> bankbook, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> book that records a person's account at a bank; passbook. </DL> <A NAME="bankcall"> bank call,<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) a periodic demand by the state or federal government for sworn statements giving the financial condition of banks as of a certain date. </DL> <A NAME="bankcard"> bank card,<DL COMPACT><DD> a credit card issued by a bank. Ex. Most bank cards cost consumers nothing--provided they pay their bills at the bank within 30 days (Time). </DL> <A NAME="bankcheck"> bank check,<DL COMPACT><DD> an order issued on or by a bank to pay a designated amount. </DL> <A NAME="bankdiscount"> bank discount,<DL COMPACT><DD> a charge equivalent to the interest due on the total amount of a loan until maturity, withheld from the borrower at the time a loan is made. </DL> <A NAME="bankdraft"> bank draft, =bank bill.</DL> <A NAME="banked"> banked (1), adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having banks or raised margins. Ex. a high-banked river. </DL> <A NAME="banked"> banked (2), adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having a bank or banks, as of oars or organ keys. </DL> <A NAME="banker"> banker (1), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a person or company that manages a bank. Ex. If you have a special checking account or if you've borrowed from a bank to buy a new car, you've dealt with a commercial banker (New York Times). <DD> 2. an officer of a bank. <DD> 3. the dealer or manager in a gambling game. </DL> <A NAME="banker"> banker (2), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a ship or man in the business of cod fishing on the Newfoundland banks. </DL> <A NAME="banker"> banker (3), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a workbench used to dress bricks or stone. </DL> <A NAME="bankersacceptance"> banker's acceptance, =bank acceptance.</DL> <A NAME="bankersbill"> banker's bill, =bank bill.</DL> <A NAME="bankexaminer"> bank examiner,<DL COMPACT><DD> a person assigned by a state or central government to examine bank records. </DL> <A NAME="bankfull"> bank-full, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> as full as possible without overspilling. </DL> <A NAME="bankholiday"> bank holiday,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a day other than Saturday or Sunday on which banks are legally closed; a legal holiday. <DD> 2. the period from March 6 to March 13, 1933, during which all banks in the United States were closed by order of the President. </DL> <A NAME="bankindicator"> bank indicator,<DL COMPACT><DD> a flight instrument used together with a turn indicator to measure skidding or slipping of an aircraft in a turn. It shows the aircraft's angle of roll about its longitudinal axis. </DL> <A NAME="banking"> banking (1), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the business of keeping, lending, exchanging, and issuing money. </DL> <A NAME="banking"> banking (2), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the construction of banks or embankments. <DD> 2. a bank or embankment. </DL> <A NAME="bankingaccount"> banking account,<DL COMPACT><DD> (British.) a bank account. </DL> <A NAME="banknight"> bank night,<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) a type of lottery held in motion-picture theaters. </DL> <A NAME="banknote"> bank note,<DL COMPACT><DD> a promissory note issued by a bank that must be paid on demand; bank bill. </DL> <A NAME="bankpaper"> bank paper,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. any commercial paper acceptable by a bank for discount. <DD> 2. any commercial paper endorsed as payable by a bank. <DD> 3. the total, or a part of the total, of bank notes in circulation. </DL> <A NAME="bankrate"> bank rate,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the discount rate fixed by a bank or banks for a specified type of notes or other commercial paper. <DD> 2. such a rate fixed by a central bank or banking system (in the United States, by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Board). </DL> <A NAME="bankroll"> bankroll, noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun (Informal.) the amount of money a person has in his possession or readily available. <DD>v.t. (Slang.) to provide the money for; finance. Ex. ... bankroll a new TV quiz show (Newsweek). noun bankroller. </DL> <A HREF="bankrupt.dic">NEXT</A>