banco

Baccarat betting call

Banco is a call in baccarat and chemin de fer, announcing that a player will wager against the entire bank.

The term comes from Italian and Spanish words for bank.

In legal contexts, banco refers to a court sitting with its full complement of judges rather than a single judge: The case was heard in banco.

finance

savings

Accumulated money kept

  • depositPlace for safekeeping
  • loanBorrowed money repaid later
  • creditRecognition or payment deferral

interest · capital · funds · currency · account · investment · mortgage · ledger · teller · cashier

bench

workbench

Craftsman's heavy-duty surface

  • pewWorship hall seating
  • banquetteFixed cushioned bench
  • setteeSmall upholstered seating furniture

piano bench · window seat · park bench · garden bench · stone bench · wooden bench · backless · slatted

gambling

dealer

One who sells goods

house · wager · stake · pot · chips · croupier · table · betting · casino · faro

platform

dock

Mooring structure at water's edge

  • pierWaterfront landing structure
  • wharfShip docking structure
  • landingDescent's final moment

scaffold · stand · reef · shoal · sandbar · diving platform

riverbank

embankment

Raised earth structure

streamside · waterside · shoreline · sediment · erosion · meander · oxbow · terrace · alluvium · silt

Opposites
betting boldness/risk level

bancopass

Move beyond or decline

minimum bet · fold · check · hedge · fence-sitting

gambling position/role

bancopass

Move beyond or decline

fold · check · sitting out · spectating

INSTITUTIONAL FUNCTION (Spanish/Italian/Portuguese)

bancomercado

Spanish trading venue

tienda · borrower · market · debtor · street vendor

Phrases
Family

bank, banker, banking, bankrupt, banks, bankruptcy, banked, banknote, bankers

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