"bank on" meaning in All languages combined

See bank on on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: banks on [present, singular, third-person], banking on [participle, present], banked on [participle, past], banked on [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} bank on (third-person singular simple present banks on, present participle banking on, simple past and past participle banked on)
  1. To rely on someone or something; to count on something; to depend on something. Related terms: pin one's hopes on, take to the bank
    Sense id: en-bank_on-en-verb-kD6DYqGP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (on)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for bank on meaning in All languages combined (1.6kB)

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