banks
noun
Form of bank , plural of bank.
Simple meaning
A number of places in the United States.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
bangksIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈbæŋks
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
An English toponymic surname for someone who lives near a hill or bank of land.
A number of places in the United States
An electoral division in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: An English toponymic surname for someone who lives near a hill or bank of land.
Used this way, banks is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in finance or economics contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Finance/economics
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More ways to use banks
- “The river banks were covered in tall green grass.”noun
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