Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

banks

/ˈbæŋks/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.69 in modern English

Syllables: banks
IPA: /ˈbæŋks/

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of bank

name

An English toponymic surname for someone who lives near a hill or bank of land.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Sir John being asked if he offered to put another name in his stead, he believes he did, and that Mr. Banks said, it might stand in his own name; he likewise said, he believed the colonel did not know it was the Company's stock, he having never told him it was, as he remembers."

Usage

Inflected Forms

Bankses (plural) Bangs (alternative)

Derived Forms

Banksian Bankstown

Phrases

Banks' brown Banks County Banks Island Banks Islands Banks Peninsula

Rhymes With

thanks tanks ranks francs blanks franks hanks pranks flanks planks yanks shanks

Questions

How do you pronounce banks?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbæŋks/.
What does banks mean?: plural of bank

How to pronounce banks

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