bank

/bæŋk/ noun [C]

Translation

MONEY › an organization or place where you can borrow money, save money, etc

banka

Most banks are reluctant to lend money to new businesses. I must remember to go to the bank on my way home.1409

RIVER › the land along the side of a river

nehir, ırmak kenarı, kıyısı

We found a shady spot on the river bank.1534

STORE › a place where a supply of something can be kept until it is needed

banka, depo

a blood bank789

PILE › a large pile of snow, sand, or soil

yığın, küme

→ See also bottle bank → See also merchant bank → See also piggy bank1263

(Definition of bank noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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