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bank on

bank on
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bangk on, awn]
    • /bæŋk ɒn, ɔn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bangk on, awn]
    • /bæŋk ɒn, ɔn/

Definitions of bank on words

  • phrasal verb bank on If you bank on something happening, you expect it to happen and rely on it happening. 3
  • verb bank on to expect or rely with confidence on 3
  • noun bank on to depend on; rely on 3
  • noun bank on an institution for receiving, lending, exchanging, and safeguarding money and, in some cases, issuing notes and transacting other financial business. 1
  • noun bank on the office or quarters of such an institution. 1
  • noun bank on Games. the stock or fund of pieces from which the players draw. the fund of the manager or the dealer. 1

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Origin of bank on

First appearance:

before 1425
One of the 25% oldest English words
1425-75; late Middle English < Middle French banque < Italian banca table, counter, moneychanger's table < Old High German bank bench

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Bank on

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

bank on popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for bank on

verb bank on

  • count on — If you count on something or count upon it, you expect it to happen and include it in your plans.
  • assume — If you assume that something is true, you imagine that it is true, sometimes wrongly.
  • stake — something that is wagered in a game, race, or contest.
  • trust — reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence.
  • venture — an undertaking involving uncertainty as to the outcome, especially a risky or dangerous one: a mountain-climbing venture.

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