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1 VERB If someone or something is banished from a place or area of activity, they are sent away from it and prevented from entering it. □ [be V -ed + from/to ] I was banished to the small bedroom upstairs. □ [V n + from/to ] They tried to banish him from politics.

2 VERB If you banish something unpleasant, you get rid of it. □ [V n] …a public investment programme intended to banish the recession.

3 VERB If you banish the thought of something, you stop thinking about it. □ [V n] He has now banished all thoughts of retirement. □ [be V -ed + from/to ] The past few days had been banished from his mind.

ban|ish|ment /bæ n I ʃmənt/ N‑UNCOUNT Banishment is the act of banishing someone or the state of being banished. □  …banishment to 'Devil's Island'.

ban|is|ter /bæ n I stə ^r / (banisters ) also bannister N‑COUNT A banister is a rail supported by posts and fixed along the side of a staircase. The plural banisters can be used to refer to one of these rails. □  I still remember sliding down the banisters.

ban|jo /bæ ndʒoʊ/ (banjos ) N‑VAR A banjo is a musical instrument that looks like a guitar with a circular body, a long neck, and four or more strings.

bank

➊ FINANCE AND STORAGE

➋ AREAS AND MASSES

➌ OTHER VERB USES

➊ bank ◆◆◆ /bæ ŋk/ (banks , banking , banked )

1 N‑COUNT A bank is an institution where people or businesses can keep their money. □  Which bank offers you the service that best suits your financial needs? □  I had £10,000 in the bank.

2 N‑COUNT A bank is a building where a bank offers its services.

3 VERB If you bank money, you pay it into a bank. □ [V n] Once the agency has banked your cheque, the process begins.

4 VERB If you bank with a particular bank, you have an account with that bank. □ [V + with ] I've banked with the Co-op for over 20 years.

5 N‑COUNT [usu n N ] You use bank to refer to a store of something. For example, a blood bank is a store of blood that is kept ready for use. □  Detectives examined the syringe for DNA traces and deposited the information in a central data bank.

➋ bank /bæ ŋk/ (banks )

1 N‑COUNT The banks of a river, canal, or lake are the raised areas of ground along its edge. □ [+ of ] …30 miles of new developments along both banks of the Thames. □ [+ of ] …an old warehouse on the banks of a canal.

2 N‑COUNT A bank of ground is a raised area of it with a flat top and one or two sloping sides. □  …resting indolently upon a grassy bank.

3 N‑COUNT A bank of something is a long high mass of it. □ [+ of ] On their journey south they hit a bank of fog off the north-east coast of Scotland.

4 N‑COUNT A bank of things, especially machines, switches, or dials, is a row of them, or a series of rows. □ [+ of ] The typical laborer now sits in front of a bank of dials.

5 → see also banked

➌ bank /bæ ŋk/ (banks , banking , banked ) VERB When an aircraft banks , one of its wings rises higher than the other, usually when it is changing direction. □ [V ] A plane took off and banked above the highway in front of him.

▸  bank on PHRASAL VERB If you bank on something happening, you expect it to happen and rely on it happening. □ [V P n] 'He's not still there, I suppose?'—'I wouldn't bank on that,' she said. COLLOCATIONS bank NOUN ➊1

noun + bank : high street, investment, merchant, savings

adjective + bank : central, commercial, nationalized, retail

bank|able /bæ ŋkəb ^ə l/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] In the entertainment industry, someone or something that is described as bankable is very popular and therefore likely to be very profitable. □  This movie made him the most bankable star in Hollywood.