Definitions for banks
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1. Banks, Sir Joseph Banks(noun)

   English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)

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1. Banks

   Banks is a town in Pike County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 179.

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1. banks

   Plural noun and verb form of the word bank.

   The national banks were regulated by the government and told to ensure they had an agreed amount of capital reserves.

   Submitted by MaryC on July 7, 2016  

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1. banks

   Song lyrics by banks -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by banks on the Lyrics.com website.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'banks' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1553

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'banks' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3089

Anagrams for banks »

1. nabks

How to pronounce banks?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of banks in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of banks in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of banks in a Sentence

1. Ben Bernanke:

   Ninety-seven percent of loans are made by the government, not banks. So it is a fiscal issue and an issue for students who have debt because it affects their ability to buy houses and cars.

2. Ueli Maurer:

   I don't think (Libra has a chance in its current form), because central banks will not accept the basket of currencies underpinning it, the project, in this form, has thus failed.

3. Michalis Pilides:

   It was difficult, there was a shortage of liquidity and bureaucracy in moving capital around, but gradually we got used to it and the situation improved, both the state and banks introduced deep structural changes and that was instrumental in regaining trust which allowed controls to be relaxed.

4. Luo Wenbo:

   This is really good news for banks, because after the swap, these debts get quasi-state backing and the risks of default are greatly reduced.

5. Frederic Oudea:

   Of course, it is not a matter of returning to the banks pre-crisis race for balance sheet size...but rather one of ensuring that there will still be some European banking institutions capable of meeting the needs of international clients operating around the world.

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