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bank

verb (MONEY)
 
 
/bæŋk/

Definition

[I or T] to keep your money in a particular bank, or to put money into a bank: I used to bank with Lloyd's.Saving and savings accountsBanks and bank accounts [T] informal to win or earn a particular amount of money: She banked £500 in tips that day!Earning money and money earnedWinning and defeatingScoring, winning and losing in sport
(Definition of bank verb (MONEY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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