Definition of bank

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Bank (n.) A mound, pile, or ridge of earth, raised above the surrounding level; hence, anything shaped like a mound or ridge of earth; as, a bank of clouds; a bank of snow..

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Assignment :: Assignment (n.) The transfer of the property of a bankrupt to certain persons called assignees, in whom it is vested for the benefit of creditors..
Sea Breach :: Sea breach () A breaking or overflow of a bank or a dike by the sea.
Snowdrift :: Snowdrift (n.) A bank of drifted snow.
Earthbank :: Earthbank (n.) A bank or mound of earth.
Director :: Director (n.) One of a body of persons appointed to manage the affairs of a company or corporation; as, the directors of a bank, insurance company, or railroad company..
Banked :: Banked (imp. & p. p.) of Ban.
Riparious :: Riparious (a.) Growing along the banks of rivers; riparian.
Foreland :: Foreland (n.) That portion of the natural shore on the outside of the embankment which receives the stock of waves and deadens their force.
Cash :: Cash (n.) Ready money; especially, coin or specie; but also applied to bank notes, drafts, bonds, or any paper easily convertible into money.
Earthwork :: Earthwork (n.) An embankment or construction made of earth.
Mound :: Mound (n.) An artificial hill or elevation of earth; a raised bank; an embarkment thrown up for defense; a bulwark; a rampart; also, a natural elevation appearing as if thrown up artificially; a regular and isolated hill, hillock, or knoll..
Revetment :: Revetment (v. t.) A facing of wood, stone, or any other material, to sustain an embankment when it receives a slope steeper than the natural slope; also, a retaining wall..
Batter :: Batter (n.) A backward slope in the face of a wall or of a bank; receding slope.
Redeem :: Redeem (v. t.) To regain by performing the obligation or condition stated; to discharge the obligation mentioned in, as a promissory note, bond, or other evidence of debt; as, to redeem bank notes with coin..
Moneyer :: Moneyer (n.) A person who deals in money; banker or broker.
Syndicate :: Syndicate (n.) An association of persons officially authorized to undertake some duty or to negotiate some business; also, an association of persons who combine to carry out, on their own account, a financial or industrial project; as, a syndicate of bankers formed to take up and dispose of an entire issue of government bonds..
Burse :: Burse (n.) An exchange, for merchants and bankers, in the cities of continental Europe. Same as Bourse..
Paper :: Paper (n.) Negotiable evidences of indebtedness; notes; bills of exchange, and the like; as, the bank holds a large amount of his paper..
Water Buck :: Water buck () A large, heavy antelope (Kobus ellipsiprymnus) native of Central Africa. It frequents the banks of rivers and is a good swimmer. It has a white ring around the rump. Called also photomok, water antelope, and waterbok..
Counterfoil :: Counterfoil (n.) The part of a writing (as the stub of a bank check) in which are noted the main particulars contained in the corresponding part, which has been issued..
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