Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unbank

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-bank
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Synonym of debank

verb

To remove a bank (slope) or barrier from; to open by, or as if by, the removal of a bank.

Transitive verb

verb

To make (a fire) burn up by raking off the ashes from the top, opening draughts, etc.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"We must..use a bank to unbank the banks, to the extent that may be necessary."
"We may forget them, ay forget the world, Its cares, its kingdoms, and unbank the hours"

Etymology

From un- + bank (“a financial institution”).

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un-, un

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

unbanks (present, singular) unbanking (participle, present) unbanked (participle, past) unbanked (past)

Synonyms

debank

Questions

What does unbank mean?: Synonym of debank
Where does unbank come from?: From un- + bank (“a financial institution”).

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