Meaning & use
bank
A financial institution that holds money for customers and offers loans and other services.
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She deposited her paycheck at the bank on her way home from work.
Fishermen sat along the bank of the river, waiting patiently for a bite.
A note on using this word
Bank also refers to the sloped land beside a river or lake, a sense unrelated to finance.
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Another way to use it
2. noun
The sloping land along the edge of a river, lake, or other body of water.
They pitched their tent on the grassy bank overlooking the quiet lake.
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