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verbs
go to the bank
• I went to the bank and took out $80.
borrow from a bank
• You may be able to borrow some money from the bank.
a bank lends something
• The bank lent me £10,000 to help me start the business.
bank + NOUN
a bank account
• How much do you have in your bank account at the moment?
your bank balance
(= the actual amount that you have in your bank account )
• I'm just going to check my bank balance online.
a bank card
• You can withdraw money using your bank card.
bank charges
• Will I have to pay bank charges on this account?
a bank clerk
(= a junior worker in a bank )
• He began his career as a bank clerk.
a bank loan
• What's the interest rate on your bank loan?
a bank note
(= a piece of paper money )
• a $10 bank note
a bank statement
(= a written statement of how much you have in a bank account )
• I get a written bank statement once a month.
a bank manager
• Could I make an appointment with the bank manager, please?
a bank robber/robbery
• The bank robbers were never caught.
a high street bank
(= one of the ordinary banks that most people use )
• There's a lot of competition between the major high street banks.
types of bank
a commercial bank
(= an ordinary bank, or one that deals with large businesses )
• the role of UK commercial banks in the debt crisis
an investment/merchant bank
(= one that buys and sells stocks and shares etc )
• Goldman Sachs, the US investment bank
a savings bank
(= a bank that accepts your savings and provides mortgages )
a clearing bank
(= one of the banks in Britain that uses a clearing house when dealing with other banks )
• large commercial customers of the clearing banks
a central bank
(= the main financial authority in a country )
• The Bundesbank is the central bank of Germany.
the World Bank
(= an international organization providing financial help to developing countries )
• The road building was funded by the World Bank.
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noun for money ADJ. big, large, major | small | central, clearing, commercial, investment, issuing, reserve, savings The central bank has put up interest rates. The bond will be priced by the issuing bank. She has her money in one of the largest savings banks. | private | foreign, international, overseas VERB + BANK go to | borrow (sth) from BANK + VERB lend sb sth The bank lent her money to buy a car. | underwrite sth A group of ten international banks is to underwrite and sell the bonds. | collapse, crash Investors lost millions when the bank crashed. BANK + NOUN account, balance, charges, deposit, loan, statement | manager | robber PREP. from a/the ~ He got a large loan from the bank. | in a/the ~ I'll put half the money in the bank and spend the rest. | out of a/the ~ I need to get some money out of the bank. by a river/canal ADJ. far, opposite, other We could see them waving on the opposite bank. | canal, river VERB + BANK burst, overflow The River Frome had burst its banks after torrential rain. PREP. along a/the ~ We strolled along the river bank. | on a/the ~ a picnic on the banks of the Thames area of sloping ground ADJ. steep | grassy PREP. down a/the ~ The children rolled down the grassy bank. | up a/the ~ mass of cloud, etc./row of machines, etc. ADJ. huge, vast a huge bank of switches and buttons PREP. ~ of a vast bank of cloud
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