bank (1) — EN↔HI

1 an organization which keeps money safely for its customers; the office or building of such an organization. You can take money out, save, borrow or exchange money at a bank ग्राहकों के पैसों को सुरक्षित रखनेवाला संगठन; ऐसे संगठन का भवन या कार्यालय। बैंक से पैसे उधार लिया जा सकता है, सुरक्षित रखा जा सकता है तथा विनिमय किया जा सकता है; बैंक

a bank account/loan

2 a store of things, which you keep to use later भविष्‍य में प्रयोग के लिए रखी गया वस्‍तुओं आदि का संग्रह; कोष

a databank

a blood bank in a hospital

3 the ground along the side of a river or canal नदी या नहर का किनारा; तट

People were fishing along the banks of the river.

4 a higher area of ground that goes down or up at an angle, often at the edge of something or dividing something नदी-तट की भूमि; कछार

There were grassy banks on either side of the road.

5 a mass of cloud, snow, etc. बादलों, हिम आदि का जमघट या जमाव

The sun disappeared behind a bank of clouds.