bank

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bank, bankkontor, sätta in

  1. (hydrology) An edge of river, lake, or other watercourse.

  2. (nautical, hydrology) An elevation under the sea; a shallow area of shifting sand, gravel, mud, and so forth

  3. (geography) A slope of earth, sand, etc.; an embankment.

  4. (countable) A branch office of such an institution.

  5. (countable) An underwriter or controller of a card game.

  6. (gambling, countable) The sum of money etc. which the dealer or banker has as a fund from which to draw stakes and pay losses.

  7. (countable, mostly, in combination) A safe and guaranteed place of storage for and retrieval of important items or goods.

  8. (transitive) To put into a bank.

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