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say sth won’t break the bank, you mean that it won’t cost a lot of money, or more than you can afford Ifcf! AAA;   — more at laugh v.

uverb

►                 MONEY 1 [VN] to put money into a bank account JE ( $5 ) #AISfr: She is believed to have banked (= been

paid) £10 million in two years. fllfijifeWArtlElSfT#?' 1 000 77      2 [V] ~ (with/at ... ) to have an account

with a particular bank ( £SISIt ) JfThe family had banked with Coutts for generations.

►                 OF PLANE 3 M to travel with one side higher than

the other when turning (   : The plane

banked steeply to the left.

►                 FORM PILES if |R 4 [VN] ~ sth (up) to form sth into piles

it fR (        ) :     They banked the earth (up) into a

mound. M1IB±*IJ$AA±-Ee:o

►                 A FIRE 5 [VN] ~ sth (up) to pile coal, etc. on a fire

so that the fire burns slowly for a long time (     ^

H ^ A :      The fire was banked up as high as if it

were midwinter. ^ A ® II % IS .1? ^ fJihlM 'bank on sb/sth to rely on sb/sth      gf:

I’m banking on your help.  0 [+ to

inf] I’m banking on you to help me. o [+ -ing] I was banking on getting something to eat on the train. He 1% M £ A -A ± M He M 67 0 0 ‘I’m sure he’ll help.’ ‘Don’t bank on it (= it is not likely to happen).’ “Heffifitlt!l£^1£67„ ”  ” .bank'up to

form into piles, especially because of the wind if ( AIb &    ) : The snow had banked up against the

waii.

bank-able /'baerjkabl/ adj. (informal) likely to make money for sb of 67; . rJ JRHJ 67: The movie’s success has made her one of the world’s most bankable stars.

'bank account noun an arrangement that you have with a bank that allows you to keep your money there, to pay in or take out money, etc. IS If SK A : to open/

close a bank account JfiL /  fSSH3

'bank balance noun the amount of money that sb has in their bank account at a particular time ISIf 1$!; IS^tIr^f

'bank card noun 1 (also banker’s card) (both BrE) a plastic card provided by your bank that may be used as a cheque card or debit card or to get money from your account out of a machine AUfMlf A; tfcA 2 (NAmE) a credit card provided by your bank, that can also be used as a debit card and to get money from your account out of a machine IS If Is A; tyinX

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'bank draft (also 'banker’s draft) noun a cheque paid by a bank to another bank or to a particular person or organization ISfrvC^

bank er /'baeqk0(r)/ noun 1 a person who owns a bank or has an important job at a bank IS If % Wl ( ^ Sc M ) ; IS If M :        a. merchant banker j§j A IS If M 2 a

person who is in charge of the money in particular games (        MA67 )

.banker’s 'order noun (BrE) an instruction to your bank to pay money to sb directly from your bank account #|fcfijfi?,     ( itfcff

gfc ) — compare standing order .bank 1 holiday (BrE) noun a public holiday, for example Christmas Day, New Year’s Day, etc. ISfrflS 0 ( A *     0I , bn 5 til , 7C _0 # ) : Bank Holiday

Monday ISItM 0       0 a bank holiday weekend (= a

weekend followed by a Monday which is a holiday) H lfM0.J!§A ( £j§67M$j-Alg0 67AJiA ) —see also holiday — compare legal holiday, public holiday bank-ing /'baerjkirj/ noun [u] the business activity of banks ISIf ik: She’s thinking about a career in banking.

bank-note /'baerjkneut; NAmE -nout/ noun (especially BrE) = note m.(6) : forged (= illegally copied) bank­notes fhty