Meaning & use
bank details
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Meanings
nounplural
The information that identifies your bank account, such as the account number and bank name, used to send or receive money.
Grammar: Used as a plural noun: your bank details are needed, not your bank details is needed.
Patterns
- give someone your bank details
- send your bank details to someone
- ask for someone's bank details
Please send your bank details so we can pay the invoice.
Never share your bank details with anyone who calls you out of the blue.
The form asks for your bank details, including the account number and sort code.
nounplural
The name, address and contact numbers of a bank, used when writing to it or checking that it is real.
Grammar: Also plural; often used in the phrase "the bank's details" or "the details of the bank".
Patterns
- the bank's details
- check the bank's details
I copied the bank's details from the website before writing to them.
The letter lists the bank details at the top, so you can reply directly.
Common combinations
- give your bank details
- They asked me to give my bank details over the phone.
- share your bank details
- Do not share your bank details on social media.
- provide bank details
- New employees must provide bank details for their salary.
- bank details on file
- We already have your bank details on file.
- confirm your bank details
- The email asked me to confirm my bank details by clicking a link.
Synonyms and how they differ
- account information
- A slightly more formal phrase that can include the same facts; common in American English and in written notices.
- payment details
- Wider than bank details: it can also mean card numbers or billing addresses, not only bank account data.
Word family
- bank account noun
- The account itself, rather than the information about it.
- banking noun
- The business of running or using banks.
Commonly confused: bank details or bank statement?
bank details vs bank statement
A bank statement is a record of money going in and out of your account, not the information needed to send money there.
Practice
Which sentence uses "bank details" correctly?
Choose one answer.
"Bank details" is a plural noun, so it takes a plural verb: "details are saved." Options with "is" or "was" treat it as singular, and "bank detail" is not the usual form.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “bank details”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.