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Definition: Banks |
BanksNoun1. English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820). Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "Banks" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) |
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Business | The amount of claim of an account holder against a bank. Source: European Union. (references) |
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A bank is a financial institution that provides banking and other financial services. By the term bank is generally understood an institution that holds a banking license. Banking licenses are granted by financial supervision authorities and provides rights to conduct the most fundamental banking services such as accepting deposits and making loans. There are also financial institutions that provides certain banking services without meeting the legal definition of a bank, a so called Non-bank.
The word bank is derived from the Italian banca, which is derived from German and means bench. The terms bankrupt and "broke" are similarly derived from banca rotta, which refers to an out of business bank, having its bench physically broken. Money lenders in Northern Italy originally did business in open areas, or big open rooms, with each lender working from his own bench or table.
Typically, a bank generates profits from transaction fees on financial services or the interest spread on resources it holds in trust for clients while paying them interest on the asset.
Services typically offered by banks
Although the type of services offered by a bank depends upon the type of bank and the country, services provided usually include:
- Lend out money to companies and individuals (see moneylender)
- Issue checks and credit cards
- Fascilitate money transactions
- Issue debit cards
- Storage of valuables, particularly in a safety deposit box
Types of banks
There several different types of banks including:
- Central banks usually control monetary policy and may be the lender of last resort in the event of a crisis
- Investment banks underwrite stock and bond issues and advise on mergers
- Merchant banks engage in trade financing
- Private banks manage the assets of "high net worth" (rich) individuals
- Savings banks write mortgages exclusively
- Offshore banks are banks located in jurisdictions with low taxation and regulation
- Commercial banks are otherwise undistinguished
Banks are prone to crisis
The traditional bank has an inherent tendency to crisis. This is because the bank borrows short term and lends leveraged long term. The sum of deposits and the banks capital will never equal more than a modest percentage of the loans the bank has outstanding.Even if liquidity is not a concern, if there is no run on the bank, banks can simply choose a bad portfolio of loans, and lose more money then they have. The US Savings and Loan Crisis in the early 1990s is such an incedent.
Role in the monetary transmission mechanism
When a bank takes a deposit for $1 and then lends $5, where do the other $4 come from? The answer, which astonishes most people when they realize it, is that the bank is allowed to make it up. This is the central issue of monetary policy. Instead of printing money, this mechanism of how much extra a bank can lend is the central way of controlling how much money there is the economy.
Regulation
The combination of the instability of banks as well as their important facilitating role in the economy lead to banking being thoroughly regulated. The amount of capital a bank is required to hold is a function of the amount and quality of the loans outstanding. Major banks are subject to the Basel Capital Accord proglemated by the Bank for International Settlements. In addition, banks are usually required to purchase deposit insurance to make sure smaller investors are not wiped out in the event of a bank failure.Another reason banks are thoroughly regulated is that ultimately, no government can allow the banking system to fail. There is almost always a lender of last resort - in the event of a liquidity crisis (where short term obligations exceed short term assets) some element of government will step in to lend banks enough money to avoid bankruptcy.
How banks are viewed
Banks have a long history of being characterized as heartless, rapacious creditors, hounding honest folk down on their luck for the last dime. See Populism.In United States history, the National Bank was a major political issue during the presidency of Andrew Jackson. Jackson fought against the bank as a symbol of greed and profit-mongering, antithetical to the democratic ideals of the United States.
Profitability
Banks in the United States are by far the most profitable corporations there are, especially relative to the small market shares they have. This amount is even higher if one counts the credit divisions of companies like Ford, which are responsible for a large amount of those companies profits. For example, the largest bank, Citigroup, which for the past 3 years has made more profit then any other company in the world, only has a 5 percent market share. Now if Citigroup were to be as dominant in its industry as a Home Depot, Starbucks, or Wal Mart in their respective industries, with a 30 percent market share, it would make more money then the top ten non-banking US industries combined. In the past 10 years in the United States, banks have taken many measures to ensure their profitability dominance. Firstly this includes the Gram-Leach-Biley Act, which allows banks again to merge with investment and insurance houses. This allows them to make profit no matter what the economy is like, because people will almost always put their money in one of those 3 options. Secondly, they have introduced risk based pricing on loans, which means charging higher interest rates for those people who they deem more risky to default on loans. This dramatically helps to offset the losses from bad loans. Thirdly, they are by far the main method of payment processing. Since there have been no government issued smart cards, which would be the equivalent of cash, bank debit, check, and credit card use has been the main method of exchanging money. This allows banks to essentially tax all movement of money, and the movement of money is essentially independent of the state of the economy. The banks' main obstacle to making more money is new government regulation.
History of Banking
- Florentine banking - The Medicis and Pittis amongs others
- Banknotes - Introduction of paper money
- Bank of Amsterdam
- Bank of Sweden - The rise of the national banks
- Bank of England - The evolution of modern central banking policies
- Bank of America - The invention of centralized check and payment processing technology
- United States Banking
See Also
- Currency
- Economics
- Finance
- Money
- Piggy Bank
- Venture capital
- SWIFT
Related topics
- list of banks
- list of finance topics
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- list of business law topics
- list of business ethics, political economy, and philosophy of business topics
- list of business theorists
- list of economists
- list of corporate leaders
- list of companies
Alternative meaning #1
Bank can also refer to the area of London close to the Bank of England, and to Bank tube station.
Alternative meaning #2
Bank can be the action of an aircraft when it lowers one wing and raises the other.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Bank."
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Banks Island is one of the Canadian Arctic Islands. It lies in the District of Franklin in the Northwest Territories to the west of Victoria Island. The Amundsen Gulf separates it on the south from the mainland. On the west is the Beaufort Sea. The McClure Strait on the north is between it and Prince Patrick Island and Melville Island of the Parry Islands. The settlement of Sachs Harbour lies on the southwest coast. Two federal migratory bird sanctuaries were founded on the island in 1961. Banks is one of the largest islands of the world.
External Link
- http://collections.ic.gc.ca/sanctuaries/nwt/ban1.htm Bird Sanctuary
Mercator projection: Online Map Creation Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Banks Island."
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Banks is a town located in Pike County, Alabama. As of the 2000 census, the population of the town is 224.Geography
Banks is located at 31°48'48" North, 85°50'25" West (31.813464, -85.840281)1. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5.2 km² (2.0 mi²). 5.2 km² (2.0 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 224 people, 92 households, and 62 families residing in the town. The population density is 43.0/km² (111.3/mi²). There are 102 housing units at an average density of 19.6/km² (50.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 84.82% White, 10.27% Black or African American, 1.79% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.89% from other races, and 2.23% from two or more races. 0.89% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 92 households out of which 29.3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% are married couples living together, 12.0% have a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% are non-families. 29.3% of all households are made up of individuals and 15.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.43 and the average family size is 3.02. In the town the population is spread out with 25.4% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 38 years. For every 100 females there are 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 92.0 males. The median income for a household in the town is $21,719, and the median income for a family is $32,500. Males have a median income of $25,417 versus $26,500 for females. The per capita income for the town is $15,601. 10.0% of the population and 4.8% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 10.9% are under the age of 18 and 11.3% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Banks, Alabama."
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Banks is a town located in Bradley County, Arkansas. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 120.Geography
Banks is located at 33°34'36" North, 92°16'5" West (33.576764, -92.268129)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.0 km² (0.4 mi²). 1.0 km² (0.4 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 120 people, 50 households, and 32 families residing in the town. The population density is 118.8/km² (311.5/mi²). There are 63 housing units at an average density of 62.4/km² (163.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 72.50% White, 20.00% Black or African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 4.17% from other races, and 3.33% from two or more races. 5.00% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 50 households out of which 26.0% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.0% are married couples living together, 20.0% have a female householder with no husband present, and 36.0% are non-families. 30.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 18.0% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.40 and the average family size is 2.97. In the town the population is spread out with 22.5% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 22.5% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 41 years. For every 100 females there are 118.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 111.4 males. The median income for a household in the town is $23,958, and the median income for a family is $25,000. Males have a median income of $24,583 versus $21,875 for females. The per capita income for the town is $10,416. 20.8% of the population and 22.2% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 8.3% are under the age of 18 and 30.8% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Banks, Arkansas."
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Banks is a city located in Washington County, Oregon. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 1,286.Geography
Banks is located at 45°36'51" North, 123°6'39" West (45.614153, -123.110827)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.9 km² (0.3 mi²). 0.9 km² (0.3 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 1,286 people, 440 households, and 337 families residing in the city. The population density is 1,504.6/km² (3,885.7/mi²). There are 492 housing units at an average density of 575.6/km² (1,486.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 91.14% White, 0.39% African American, 0.31% Native American, 1.79% Asian, 0.47% Pacific Islander, 2.80% from other races, and 3.11% from two or more races. 3.81% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 440 households out of which 50.7% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.1% are married couples living together, 8.6% have a female householder with no husband present, and 23.4% are non-families. 17.7% of all households are made up of individuals and 3.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.92 and the average family size is 3.31. In the city the population is spread out with 35.8% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 39.9% from 25 to 44, 12.5% from 45 to 64, and 4.0% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 29 years. For every 100 females there are 97.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 93.4 males. The median income for a household in the city is $57,500, and the median income for a family is $61,932. Males have a median income of $42,330 versus $26,818 for females. The per capita income for the city is $21,354. 3.2% of the population and 3.1% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 2.1% are under the age of 18 and 4.6% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Banks, Oregon."
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Ernie Banks (born January 31, 1931) was an American baseball player who played Major League Baseball from 1953 to 1971. Banks is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. His nickname was Mr. Cub.He was born in Dallas, Texas, signed with the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro American League in 1950 and broke into the major leagues in 1953 with the Chicago Cubs as their first black player. Banks played for the Cubs his entire career starting at Shortstop and moving to First Base in 1962.
His biggest individual accomplishments were:
Career:
Major League Single Season Records:
- being elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1977
- being a 11 time member of the National League All-Star team
- National League Most Valuable Player (1958 and 1959)
- National League Shortstop Gold Glove (1960)
Years Led League by Statistical category:
- 5 grand slam home runs in 1955
- led the Major League Shortstops in Fielding Average and fewest errors once
- led the National League 6 times in Games played
- led the National League 4 times in Extra base hits
- led the National League twice in Home runs and Runs batted in
- led the National League once in Slugging percentage, Total bases and At bats
External Links
- Ernie Banks' career statistics at Baseball-Reference.com
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Ernie Banks."
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The bed of a stream or river or creek is the physical confine of the normal water flow. The lateral confines (channel margins) during all but flood stage are known as the stream banks. In fact, a flood occurs when a stream overflows its banks and partly or completely fills its flood plain. As a general rule, the bed is that part of the channel below the "normal" water line, and the banks are that part above the water line; However, because water flow varies, this differentiation is subject to local interpretation. Usually the bed is kept clear of terrestrial vegetation, whereas the banks are subjected to water flow only during unusual or infrequent high water stages, and therefore might support vegetation much of the time.The descriptive terms right bank and left bank always apply from the perspective of looking downstream (in the direction the current is going).
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Stream bed."
Synonym: BanksSynonym: Sir Joseph Banks (n). (additional references) |
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Screenplays | All I'm saying is that you could have robbed banks, sold dope or stole your grandmother's pension checks and none of us would have minded (The Longest Yard; writing credit: Albert S. Ruddy; Tracy Keenan Wynn) Joe Banks, 82 years young, has come to this pond everyday for the past 17 years to feed the ducks (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge) The ripples merge, rebound off the banks in unforseeable ways (Doctor Who; writing credit: Basil Caplan; Martin Defalco) See this is the information that we program in Daryl's head and this is where he discharges learned information into the main-frame memory banks. (D.A.R.Y.L.; writing credit: David Ambrose; Allan Scott) We rob banks. (Bonnie and Clyde; writing credit: David Newman; Robert Benton) | |
Lyrics | Down by the banks of the Ohio (Banks Of The Ohio; performing artist: Olivia Newton-John) From the banks of chaos in my mind (De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da; performing artist: The Police) | |
Tongue Twisters | Bright blows the broom on the brook's bare brown banks. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Agent Cody Banks (2003) How Banks Serve (1950) On the Banks of the Wabash (1923) By Berwin Banks (1920) Ye Banks and Braes (1919) | |
Song Titles | Banks of the Ohio (performing artist: Olivia Newton-John) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Cloudless Outer Banks as Eyed By SeaWiFS. Credit: NASA. |  | Winslow Homer sketch of navigators on the Grand Banks. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
 | A deserted fisherman's home on the Outer Banks. Credit: America's Coastlines. |  | Erosion caused by a Northeaster on the Outer Banks. Credit: America's Coastlines. |
 | Surf fishing on the Outer Banks. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth. |  | Sandy banks from the air. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth. |
 | Flying to Tropical Storm Dawn. A view of submarine topography on the Bahamas Banks. Credit: Flying With NOAA. |  | Transitting to Hurricane Esther. A view of submarine topography on the Bahamas Banks. Credit: Flying With NOAA. |
 | An image showing the healthy riparian habitat. Restoration goals include undercut banks, woody debris in the water, and clean stream bottom. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center. |  | A group of volunteers, on site, place a hemp blanket and plant Willow and Red Oiser Dogwood on the banks of the restored areas. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center. |
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| "Church on Ness" by Craig Young Commentary: "A church on the banks of the river Ness." |
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| Author | Quotation |
Edmund Ruffin | Banks and riches are chains of gold, but still chains. |
William Shakespeare | I stalk about her door like a strange soul upon the Stygian banks staying for wattage. |
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Magna Carta | 1215 | No village or individual shall be compelled to make bridges at river banks, except those who from of old were legally bound to do so. (reference) |
Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | When the two banks of an international river are within the same State goods in transit may be placed under seal or in the custody of customs agents. (reference) |
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Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | Dump potatoes in the rivers and place guards along the banks to keep the hungry people from fishing them out. |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | I see far inland the banks which the stream anciently washed, before science began to record its freshets |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | The cord blood has usually come from cord blood banks. (references) | |
The group provides additional support to two brain banks. (references) | ||
This fact sheet was reviewed by Peter Banks, M.D., of Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston. (references) | ||
Business | Domestic banks pay no income tax. (references) | |
Main purchasers have been large banks. (references) | ||
Twenty-eight banks with 1,241 branches. (references) | ||
Children | Iceland | Building regulations updated in 1998 call for public accommodations--such as hotels, restaurants, banks, and stores--as well as government buildings to be accessible so that persons in wheelchairs have access without assistance. (references) |
Civil Liberties | Seychelles | In addition banks provided only $95 (SR 500) to a maximum $200 (SR 1,146) to those departing the country because of the extreme foreign exchange shortage. (references) |
Bolivia | On July 2, demonstrations by small debtors (who had been protesting off and on for over 3 months) outside the Superintendency of Banks turned violent when protesters seized almost 100 hostages and strapped dynamite to some of them; the hostages were released early on July 3. On March 22, acting on the orders of the Minister of Government, police peacefully rounded up and returned about 50 marching protesters to the town of Cocachamba, where they were released upon arrival. (references) | |
Economic History | Nicaragua | Banks freely repatriate profits. (references) |
Kazakhstan | Custodian banks hold pension assets. (references) | |
Benin | Some forests line the banks of rivers. (references) | |
Human Rights | Nepal | Throughout the year, Maoists looted banks and bombed or set fire to government offices and homes of local political leaders. (references) |
China | Minors and pregnant women are expressly exempt from the death sentence, and only those theft cases involving banks or museums warrant capital punishment. (references) | |
Pakistan | The NAB was created in part to deal with as much as $4 billion (approximately PRs 208 billion) that is estimated to be owed to the country's banks (all of which are state-owned) by debtors, primarily from among the wealthy elite. (references) | |
Political Economy | MEXICO | In 1982, the banks were nationalized. (references) |
INDIA | Entry of foreign banks remains highly regulated. (references) | |
BOLIVIA | Banks offer dollar accounts and make loans in dollars. (references) | |
Trade | New Zealand | New banks can issue checks. (references) |
Spain | Spanish banks are well capitalized. (references) | |
Costa Rica | European banks are providing credit. (references) | |
Travel | Ireland | Irish banks may not accept US$100 bills. (references) |
Armenia | A few banks have started to cash travelers' checks. (references) | |
Colombia | On the last workday of the month, banks close at noon. (references) | |
Women | Cote d'Ivoire | Some women also encounter difficulty in obtaining loans, as they cannot meet the lending criteria mandated by banks. (references) |
Worker Rights | Pakistan | This practice is prevalent in the financial sector, particularly among foreign banks. (references) |
Samoa | The Samoa National Union, organized in 1994, is a six-member association that includes workers from the three major banks. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
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James Monroe | 1817-1825 | That aid which has been refused by the banks has not been obtained from other sources, owing to the loss of individual confidence from the frequent failures which have recently occurred in some of our principal commercial cities. |
Andrew Jackson | 1829-1837 | This is the process by which specie is banished by the paper of the banks. |
Jimmy Carter | 1977-1981 | Federal deposits in minority-owned banks have more than doubled and minority ownership of radio and television stations has nearly doubled. |
George Bush | 1989-1993 | Sound banks should be making more sound loans, now. |
Bill Clinton | 1993-2001 | We should expand the network of community development banks. |
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| "Banks" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 96.12% of the time. "Banks" is used about 7,008 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (plural) | 96.12% | 6,736 | 1,434 |
| Noun (proper) | 3.81% | 267 | 18,030 |
| Lexical Verb (-s form) | 0.07% | 5 | 157,705 |
| Total | 100.00% | 7,008 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "Banks" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Banks | Last name | 48,000 | 215 |
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| Country | Name | Country | Name |
| Ireland | Allied Irish Banks P.L.C. | United Kingdom | Sidney C. Banks plc |
| USA | Brenton Banks, Inc. | ||
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
1. Banks, AL (town, FIPS 3940) 2. Banks, AR (town, FIPS 3430) 3. Banks, ID 4. Banks, OR (city, FIPS 3850) |
Expressions using "Banks": agent banks ♦ arranging banks ♦ balance with banks for periods of more than one month ♦ banks County ♦ Biological Specimen Banks ♦ Blood Banks ♦ Bone Banks ♦ break its banks ♦ deposit from banks at sight ♦ due from banks at term ♦ due from banks on time ♦ due to banks at fixed dates ♦ due to banks at sight or within one month ♦ due to banks on demand ♦ due to banks on sight ♦ due to banks on time ♦ Eye Banks ♦ Federal Reserve Banks ♦ Joseph Banks Rhine ♦ liabilities to banks for periods of more than one month ♦ Milk Banks ♦ Red Banks ♦ Sir Joseph Banks ♦ slipped banks ♦ snow banks ♦ Sperm Banks ♦ syndicate of banks ♦ term deposit with banks ♦ time deposit from banks ♦ time deposit with banks ♦ Tissue Banks. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "Banks": banks-an, banks-have, banks-more, banks-of, banks-one, banks-payable, Banks-smith, banks-term, banks-terms, banks-which. | |
Ending with "Banks": flood-banks, hedge-banks, non-banks, piggy-banks. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
banks.com tyra | 51 |
banks.com christopher | 31 |
banks,nc outer | 26 |
banks.com outer | 23 |
briana banks.com | 22 |
brianna banks.com | 14 |
banks.com doug | 12 |
banks.com cortland | 6 |
agent banks.com cody | 6 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "Banks"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Chinese | 银行 (Banc, Bank). (various references) | |
Danish | brydningsfront (breast, face, working face), banktilgodehavende (bank balance), bankindestående (bank balance), bænk (bench, easel, tressle, workbench), ovnvaeg (sidewalls, walls), indestående i pengeinstitutter (bank balance), afsats (inset, ledge, shaft station, station in the shaft). (various references) | |
Dutch | banktegoed (bank balance), banksaldo (balance, balance with a bank), banken, zijwand (side, side panel, sidewall, sidewalls, walls), wand (wall), tegoed bij een bank (bank balance), ovenwand (sidewalls, walls), dagproductie. (various references) | |
Finnish | uuninseinä (sidewalls, walls), sivuseinä (sidewall, sidewalls, walls), seinä (wall), pankkitilin saldo (bank balance), louhintarintaus (breast, working face). (various references) | |
French | banques, talus (bank), piedroits, parois latérale, parois, murs, front de taille (bank), avoir en banque (bank balance), avoir bancaire (bank balance). (various references) | |
German | Banken. (various references) | |
Greek | πλευρικό τοίχωμα (side, side board, side member, sidewall, sidewalls, walls). (various references) | |
Hungarian | partvidék (coast). (various references) | |
Irish | bainc (of bank). (various references) | |
Italian | banche, saldo creditore in banca (bank balance), saldo bancario (bank balance), saldo attivo di conto corrente (bank balance), pareti (sidewalls, walls), deposito bancario (bank balance), cantiere di scavo sotterraneo. (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 現金及び預金 (cash on hand and in banks), 全岸 (all the banks), 墨堤 (banks of the Sumida river), 両岸 (both banks). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ぜんがん (all the banks, before one's eyes, completely, entirely, not at all, wholly), ぼくてい (banks of the Sumida river), りょうぎし (both banks), りょうがん (both banks, both eyes, imperial countenance, mutual advantage, obvious), げんきんおよびよきん (cash on hand and in banks). (various references) | |
Korean | 은행 (Bank). (various references) | |
Manx | brooinyn (outskirts). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | anksbay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | bancos, parede lateral (sidewall, sidewalls, walls), muro (gate, wall, windbreak), frente de desmonte (breast, working face), disponibilidade bancária (bank balance). (various references) | |
Portuguese Brazilian | bancos. (various references) | |
Spanish | bancos (credit), pared lateral (sidewall, sidewalls, walls), muro (wall), frente de trabajo, frente de ataque (breast, working face), cargadero (bank ground, banking ground, brow, dump, landing, log dump, processing yard, ramp, rampsite, skids, yard), cara de trabajo (face). (various references) | |
Swedish | brytningsfront (breast, working face), banktillgodohavande (bank balance), banker, ugnsvägg (sidewalls, walls). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Daniel Chapter 8, Verse 16 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai hkousa fwnhn anqrwpou ana meson tou oulai kai ekalese kai eipen gabrihl sunetison ekeinon thn orasin kai anabohsaV eipen o anqrwpoV epi to prostagma ekeino h orasiV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et audivi vocem viri inter Ulai et clamavit et ait Gabrihel fac intellegere istum visionem |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And Y herde a voice of the man bytwixe Vlay, and he criede, and saith, Gabriel, make thou this for to vndirstonde the visioun. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And I heard a man's voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And I heard a man's voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And the voice of a man came to my ears between the sides of the Ulai, crying out and saying, Gabriel, make the vision clear to this man. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Daniel Chapter 8, Verse 16 |
| Cebuano | Ug nadungog ko ang tingog sa usa ka tawo sa taliwala sa duruha ka tampi sa Ulai, nga nagsangpit ug miingon: Gabriel, ipasabut niining tawo ang panan-awon. |
| Croatian | Zaèuh glas èovjeèji gdje vièe preko Ulaja: "Gabriele, objasni mu to viðenje!" |
| Danish | og jeg hørte en menneskelig Røst råbe over Ulaj: "Gabriel, udlæg ham Synet!" |
| Dutch | En ik hoorde tussen Ulai eens mensen stem, die riep en zeide: Gabriel! geef dezen het gezicht te verstaan. |
| Finnish | Ja minä kuulin ihmisen äänen Uulain keskeltä, ja se huusi ja sanoi: "Gabriel, selitä tälle se näky!" |
| French | Et j`entendis la voix d`un homme au milieu de l`Ulaï; il cria et dit: Gabriel, explique-lui la vision. |
| German | Und ich hörte mitten vom Ulai her einen mit Menschenstimme rufen und sprechen: Gabriel, lege diesem das Gesicht aus, daß er's verstehe! |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Kudengar suara yang berseru di seberang Sungai Ulai, katanya, "Gabriel, terangkanlah kepadanya penglihatannya itu." |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka kudengar bunyi suara manusia seperti datang dari seberang sungai Ulai, yang berseru, katanya: Hai Jibrail! artikanlah olehmu khayal itu kepada orang ini. |
| Italian | intesi la voce di un uomo, in mezzo all'Ulai, che gridava e diceva: «Gabriele, spiega a lui la visione». |
| Maori | I rongo ano ahau i te reo tangata i te takiwa o nga tahatika o Urai e karanga ana, e mea ana, E Kapariera, kia mohio te tangata nei ki te tikanga o te kite. |
| Norwegian | Og jeg hørte et menneskes røst mellem Ulais bredder; han ropte: Gabriel! Forklar synet for ham! |
| Portuguese | E ouvi uma voz de homem entre as margens do Ulai, a qual gritou, e disse: Gabriel, faze que este homem entenda a visão. |
| Rumanian | Wi am auzit un glas de om kn mijlocul rkului Ulai, care a strigat wi a zis: ,,Gavrile, tklcuiewte -i vedenia aceasta.`` |
| Swedish | Och mitt över Ulai hörde jag rösten av en människa som ropade och sade: "Gabriel, uttyd synen för denne." |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "Banks": banksia, banksias, bankside, banksides. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "Banks": claybanks, cutbanks, databanks, embanks, mountebanks, nonbanks, riverbanks, sandbanks, snowbanks, stopbanks, superbanks. (additional references) | |
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"Banks" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Banas, bancas, Bancasi, banci, banik, banka, bankk, banko, bankses, Banksey, banky, Banska, beunos, Biancas, Binka, Binski, bnc, bnk, boinks, boni, bons, Branka, Ubinsk. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "Banks" (pronounced ba"ngks) |
| 4 | -a" ng k s | blanks, cranks, flanks, francs, Franks, Hanks, planks, pranks, ranks, shanks, tanks, thanks, yanks. |
| 3 | -ng k s | blinks, brinks, bunks, chinks, chunks, clunks, drinks, drunks, dunks, finks, flunks, funks, Hijinks, hunks, hyperlinks, inks, jinks, jinx, kinks, larynx, links, Lynx, minks, monks, nasopharynx, phalanx, pharynx, pinks, punks, rinks, shrinks, sinks, skinks, skunks, sphinx, stinks, thinks, tiddlywinks, trunks, winks. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-k-n-s" | |
-1 letter: bank, bans, bask, kabs, nabs, sank. | |
-2 letters: abs, ask, ban, bas, kab, kas, nab, sab, ska. | |
-3 letters: ab, an, as, ba, ka, na. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-k-n-s" | |
+1 letter: blanks, branks. | |
+2 letters: bakings, bankers, banksia, basking, embanks, kanbans, sunback. | |
+3 letters: backings, backspin, bangkoks, bankings, banksias, bankside, bannocks, bearskin, beatniks, bethanks, blackens, blankest, blankets, brackens, bunrakus, cutbanks, finbacks, ikebanas, lambkins, lambskin, nonbanks, runbacks, sandbank, sinkable, snakebit, snapback, snowbank, stopbank, sunbaked, tanbarks, unbrakes. | |
+4 letters: backbends, backbones, backhands, backlands, backspins, backswing, balkiness, balklines, bankbooks, bankcards, banknotes, bankrolls, bankrupts, banksides, baudekins, beanstalk, bearskins, bedarkens, blackfins, blackings, blackness, blankness, bleakness, blinkards, brainsick, breakings, buckbeans, bunkmates, claybanks, databanks, handbooks, ironbarks, lambskins, neckbands, newsbreak, ninebarks, nonblacks, ringbarks, sandbanks, snakebird, snakebite, snapbacks, snowbanks, stopbanks, superbank, wingbacks. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
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