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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.

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The bank sent me a new code by post.

I have been working at a bank for ten years.

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This word is part of lesson 19.