banks
River edges; lenders
Banks are financial institutions that hold deposits, make loans, and facilitate transactions.
The term also refers to raised ground along rivers or other waterways: the banks of the Mississippi.
A bank can be any stored supply: a blood bank, a data bank.
To bank is to deposit money, to tilt an aircraft, or to rely on something: Don't bank on good weather.
Secure storage chamber
- tellerOne who counts
- depositPlace for safekeeping
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- accountRecord of dealings
ATM · branch · cashier · transaction · checking · savings · wire transfer · statement
Secured home loan
- loanBorrowed money repaid later
- creditRecognition or payment deferral
- interestAttention, stake, or fee
- borrowerOne who takes temporarily
collateral · underwriting · default · amortization · refinance · foreclosure · secured · unsecured
Land-water boundary
- floodplainFlood-prone riverside lowland
- meanderTo travel without direction
- erosionGradual wearing away
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
riparian · fishing · levee · reeds · willows · muddy · steep · grassy
Collected works or assets
- securitiesTradeable financial assets
- stocksOwnership stakes or inventory
- bondsTies that unite
- tradingExchanging for value
brokerage · asset management · wealth management · investment advisor · mutual funds · retirement accounts · certificates of deposit · financial planning
vault
Secure storage chamber
- tellerOne who counts
- depositPlace for safekeeping
- withdrawalAct of taking away
account · ATM · branch · cashier · transaction · checking · savings · wire transfer · statement · overdraft
mortgage
Secured home loan
- loanBorrowed money repaid later
- creditRecognition or payment deferral
- interestAttention, stake, or fee
borrower · collateral · underwriting · default · amortization · refinance · foreclosure · secured · unsecured · creditworthiness
shoreline
Land-water boundary
- floodplainFlood-prone riverside lowland
- meanderTo travel without direction
- erosionGradual wearing away
sediment · riparian · fishing · levee · reeds · willows · muddy · steep · grassy · sloping
portfolio
Collected works or assets
- securitiesTradeable financial assets
- stocksOwnership stakes or inventory
- bondsTies that unite
trading · brokerage · asset management · wealth management · investment advisor · mutual funds · retirement accounts · certificates of deposit · financial planning · fiduciary
cushion
Stuffed fabric for comfort
billiards · shot · angle · rebound · break · cue ball · table · felt · side
slope
Angled terrain or steepness
- ridgeNarrow raised strip
- escarpmentSteep slope dividing elevations
- bluffCalculated false front
sandbank · snowbank · berm · mound · terrace · grade · incline · earthwork
banksmattresses
Padded sleeping surfaces
antibank · loan sharks · black markets · barter systems · piggy banks
- bank accountFinancial storage for funds
- piggy bankCoin-slot savings container
- Swiss bank accountConfidential Alpine financial holding
- break the bankExceed available resources
- breaking the bankExhausting financial resources completely
- bank robberOne who steals from vaults
bank, banker, banking, bankrupt, bankruptcy, banksia, riverbank, banked, piggy bank