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banks¹

  • /ˈbæŋks/
  • /ˈbeɪ̯ŋks/
  • /ˈbɛ̃ŋks/

Rhymes with -æŋks

noun

  1. plural plural of bank

verb

  1. indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of bank

Banks²

proper noun Bankses · Bangs

  1. countable, uncountable An English toponymic surname for someone who lives near a hill or bank of land. Sir John being asked if he offered to put another name in his stead, he believes he did, and that Mr. Banks said, it might stand in his own name; he likewise said, he believed the colonel did not know it was the Company's stock, he having never told him it was, as he remembers.
  2. countable, uncountable A town in Pike County, Alabama.
  3. countable, uncountable A town in Bradley County, Arkansas.
  4. countable, uncountable A census-designated place in Boise County, Idaho.
  5. countable, uncountable A township in Fayette County, Iowa.
  6. countable, uncountable A township in Antrim County, Michigan.
  7. countable, uncountable A city in Washington County, Oregon.
  8. countable, uncountable A township in Carbon County, Pennsylvania.
  9. countable, uncountable A township in Indiana County, Pennsylvania.
  10. countable, uncountable A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
  11. countable, uncountable A small village in Burtholme parish, Carlisle district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY5664).
  12. countable, uncountable A large village in North Meols parish, West Lancashire district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD3920).
  13. countable, uncountable An electoral division in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Banks³

proper noun

  1. plural plural of Bank

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: savings bank, money box, swear, rely, trust, cant, camber, deposit, bank building, banking company, banking concern, coin bank, biron, keb, boc, bok

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banks. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/banks

Chicago

"banks." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/banks.

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@misc{banks_2026,
  title = {banks},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/banks},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}