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bank

/ˈbæŋk/BANGK
/ˈbæŋk/BANGK

Meaningbench

Common meaning: financial institution

Journey through time

  1. Middle High Germanbanc‘bench’source
  2. Middle Englishbankesource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsbench → financial institutionbank‘financial institution’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Middle High German banc ‘bench’.

Roots

  • banc Middle High German “bench”

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