Kilo Lingo

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feminine

bɑ̃k

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Translation

bank

Word origin

From Italian banca ('bench, money-changer's table'), of Germanic origin (Frankish bank, 'bench'); medieval money-changers worked at benches. English bank and bench share this Germanic root.

Origin
Frankish
Root
bank
English cognates
bank, bench

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralbanques

Examples

.

I have to go to the bank this morning.

.

The bank is closed on Sundays.

.

He requested a loan from his bank.

' courrier.

The bank sent me a new code by post.

.

I have been working at a bank for ten years.

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