banks

IPA: bˈæŋks

Root Word: Banks

An English toponymic surname for someone who lives near a hill or bank of land.
A number of places in the United States:
A town in Pike County, Alabama.
A town in Bradley County, Arkansas.
A census-designated place in Boise County, Idaho.
A township in Fayette County, Iowa.
A township in Antrim County, Michigan.
A city in Washington County, Oregon.
A township in Carbon County, Pennsylvania.
A township in Indiana County, Pennsylvania.
A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
A small village in Burtholme parish, Carlisle district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY5664).
A large village in North Meols parish, West Lancashire district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD3920).
An electoral division in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Examples of "banks" in Sentences

Propping up the banks is an inefficient way to help the economy, and that is being kind.
"The term banks funded their $1 billion [commitment to Fontainebleau]," Kasowitz told us.
A list of those banks can be found online at winnebagotreasurer. com/participating _banks. html
It's clear that less advances by the banks is the one of the major factors for the underdevelopment in Orissa.
"Blaming the banks is a bit inconvenient for a government that wants to blame the overspend in the public sector," said Greenham.
But in the short term banks across the eurozone might have to be closed to prevent a run on the single currency as investors speculated about which country might be next.
Obama¡¯s dramatic proposals, announced on Thursday, would prevent banks from investing in, owning or sponsoring a hedge fund or private equity fund, and set a new limit on banks¡¯ size in relation to the financial sector.
In November China\'s banks packaged and then sold $18.6 billion in loans to Chinese trust companies, removing those loans from the banks\ 'balance sheets, Shanghai Benefit Investment Consulting has told the Wall Street Journal.
Resistance & Recovery Week of Action (against banks) '; yahooBuzzArticleSummary =' In response to the unfair bailout of banks and the banks\ 'stranglehold on Congress, Jobs With Justice is holding a Week of Action to Demand a Real Economic Recovery for Working People, September 24-October 1, 2009.'