Talk:bank

Why are there other (non-english) languages here?
I may have misunderstood how wiktionary works. But why are there sections here for Danish, Swedish, etc? Should these not be in the dictionaries for those languages? I suggest deleting these sections. Any objections? --Winterstein 15:33, 18 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Strong objection. You misunderstood how Wiktionary works. The spelling "bank" in Roman letters is shared by many languages, they all can be here with different headings and the information related to that language. Links from other pages or external links should to the appropriate language. Dictionaries in other languages work the same way or intended to work the same way. Danish, Swedish will have English, Danish, Swedish, etc. languages. Hope this helps and welcome to Wiktionary :). Anatoli 23:13, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

bank bill
Chambers 1908 defines bank bill as "a bill drawn by one bank upon another, payable at a future date, or on demand". What's that? Sounds like a cheque to me, maybe. Equinox ◑ 13:33, 4 November 2018 (UTC)

Same as banknote (piece of paper money)
 * See also https://www.oed.com/oed2/00017299 --Backinstadiums (talk) 12:10, 22 May 2020 (UTC)


 * Oh, so it's just a bill (what Americans call a note or banknote). Okay. I don't think these days we would think of a bill/note as being paper drawn by one bank on another... we would think of some sort of state backing. Equinox ◑ 05:07, 31 May 2020 (UTC)

make bank
https://slangit.com/meaning/making_bank --Backinstadiums (talk) 12:05, 22 May 2020 (UTC)

Odd transitive use seen today: to bank a person
This news article quotes some (alleged) internal meeting minutes from Coutts bank regarding Nigel Farage, stating: "The committee did not think continuing to bank NF was compatible with Coutts given his publicly-stated views that were at odds with our position as an inclusive organisation." Equinox ◑ 23:31, 18 July 2023 (UTC)

Possible obsolete slang verb senses
John Camden Hotten's Slang Dictionary (1873) defines bank as (i) to put in a place of safety ("bank the rag", i.e., secure the note); and (ii) to go shares. Equinox ◑ 17:08, 11 April 2024 (UTC)