ADJ
- big, large, major
- small
- central, clearing, commercial, investment, issuing, reserve, savings
- The central bank has put up interest rates. The bond will be priced by the issuing bank. She has her money in one of the largest savings banks
- private
- foreign, international, overseas
BANK + VERB
- lend sb sth
- The bank lent her money to buy a car
- underwrite sth
- A group of ten international banks is to underwrite and sell the bonds
- collapse, crash
- Investors lost millions when the bank crashed
BANK + NOUN
- account, balance, charges, deposit, loan, statement
- manager
- robber
PREP
- from a/the ~
- He got a large loan from the bank
- in a/the ~
- I'll put half the money in the bank and spend the rest
- out of a/the ~
- I need to get some money out of the bank
ADJ
- far, opposite, other
- We could see them waving on the opposite bank
- canal, river
VERB + BANK
- burst, overflow
- The River Frome had burst its banks after torrential rain
PREP
- along a/the ~
- We strolled along the river bank
- on a/the ~
- a picnic on the banks of the Thames
PREP
- down a/the ~
- The children rolled down the grassy bank
- up a/the ~
ADJ
- huge, vast
- a huge bank of switches and buttons