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Collocations for bank - noun

1. for money

ADJ.

big, large, major | small | central, clearing, commercial, investment, issuing, 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

VERB + BANK

go to | borrow (sth) from

BANK + VERB

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.
collapse, crash
Investors lost millions when the bank crashed.

BANK + NOUN

account, balance, charges, deposit, loan, statement | manager | robber

PREP.

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

2. by a river/canal

ADJ.

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

VERB + BANK

burst, overflow
The River Frome had burst its banks after torrential rain.

PREP.

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

3. area of sloping ground

ADJ.

steep | grassy

PREP.

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

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

ADJ.

huge, vast
a huge bank of switches and buttons

PREP.

~ of
a vast bank of cloud

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