Synonyms for

Banks

Verb / bæŋks / Another word for banks — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

Banks are financial institutions that accept deposits, make loans, and provide other financial services to customers.

Synonyms & similar words

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Synonyms by register

Formal

financial institutions depository institutions credit institutions

Informal

money places cash points loan shops

Literary

money changers' dens coffers treasuries

Antonyms

sources origins beginnings creations inventions

Common collocations

  • open a bank
  • close a bank
  • bank account
  • bank transfer
  • investment bank
  • central bank
  • river bank
  • snow bank

Word family

noun bank
verb bank
adjective bankable

Usage note

The word 'bank' can refer to a financial institution or the side of a river. Ensure context clarifies the intended meaning.

Example sentences

  1. I need to go to the bank to withdraw some money.
  2. The bank approved my loan application.
  3. My parents opened a savings account for me at the bank.
  4. The bank charges a fee for using their ATM.
  5. The bank is closed on Sundays.

Quotes

  • A bank is a place where they lend you an umbrella in fair weather and ask for it back when it starts to rain. - Robert Frost
  • Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons. - Woody Allen
  • The bank is something more than men, I tell you. It's the monster. Men made it, but they can't control it. - John Steinbeck

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