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bank homograph 2

noun masculinesubstantiv hankjønn

bank

EtymologyOpphav

gjennom fransk banque, fra italiensk banca, banco ‘pengevekslerdisk’, opprinnelig germansk; samme opprinnelse som benka bench · a row of seats · a work surface, worktop through French banque, from Italian banca, banco ‘money-changer's counter’, originally Germanic; same origin as benka bench · a row of seats · a work surface, worktop

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. institusjon som tar imot innskudd av penger (2)money, gir lån, driver handel med verdipapirer og utfører pengetransaksjonstjenester an institution that takes deposits of moneypenger (2), grants loans, trades in securities and handles money transactions
    • sette penger i banken to put money in the bank
    • sikker som banken as sure as can be
    as a suffix in words such as:som etterledd i ord som forretningsbanka commercial bank, sparebanka savings bank
  2. bygning der en bank (II, 1)a bank holder til the building that houses a bankbank (II, 1)
    • gå i banken to go to the bank
  3. (reserve)lagera warehouse, a storeroom · stock · a bearing, opplagsplassa storage yard, a storage area (reserve) stocklager, a storage siteopplagsplass
    as a suffix in words such as:som etterledd i ord som blodbanka blood bank, databanka data bank, a database, genbanka gene bank, spillebanka casino, a gambling house