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Collocations for bank - noun

1. for money

ADJECTIVE

big, large, major
small
central, clearing (in the UK), commercial, international, investment, issuing, national, reserve, savings
The central bank has put up interest rates.
The bond will be priced by the issuing bank.
She has her money in one of the largest savings banks.
private
foreign, international, overseas
offshore

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VERB + bank

go to
borrow (sth) from
rob
owe
The company owes the bank more than €4 million.
bail out
The government has refused to bail out the bank.

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bank + VERB

pay sb sth
lend sb sth
The bank lent her money to buy a car.
underwrite sth
A group of ten international banks is to underwrite and sell the bonds.
charge sb/sth
The bank charged him a monthly $5 fee.
issue sth
Many of these banks issue both credit and debit cards.
collapse, crash
Investors lost millions when the bank crashed.

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bank + NOUN

account, balance, deposit, loan, statement
charges (esp. BrE), fees (AmE)
credit
manager
teller
robber
heist, robbery

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PREPOSITION

from a/the bank
He got a large loan from the bank.
in a/the bank
I'll put half the money in the bank and spend the rest.
out of a/the bank
I need to get some money out of the bank.

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2. by a river/canal

ADJECTIVE

far, opposite, other
We could see them waving on the opposite bank.
canal, river

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VERB + bank

burst, overflow
The river had burst its banks after torrential rain.

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PREPOSITION

along a/the bank
We strolled along the river bank.
on a/the bank
a picnic on the banks of the river

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3. area of sloping ground

ADJECTIVE

steep
grassy
muddy

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PREPOSITION

down a/the bank
The children rolled down the grassy bank.
up a/the bank

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4. mass of cloud, etc./row of machines, etc.

ADJECTIVE

huge, vast
a huge bank of switches and buttons
cloud (esp. AmE)

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PREPOSITION

bank of
a vast bank of cloud

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Collocations for bank - verb

Bank is used with these nouns as the object:
money

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