Banterer

1. n. One who banters or rallies.

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Bantingism

1. n. A method of reducing corpulence by avoiding food containing much farinaceous, saccharine, or oily matter; — so called from William Banting of London.

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Bantling

1. n. A young or small child; an infant. [Slightly contemptuous or depreciatory.]

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Banking

1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Bank

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Bankable

1. a. Receivable at a bank.

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Bank bill

1. In England, a note, or a bill of exchange, of a bank, payable to order, and usually at some future specified time. Such bills are negotiable, but form, in the strict sense of the term, no part of the currency.
2. In America (and formerly in England), a promissory note of a bank payable to the bearer on demand, and used as currency; a bank note.

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Bank book

1. A book kept by a depositor, in which an officer of a bank enters the debits and credits of the depositor’s account with the bank.

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Banker

1. n. The stone bench on which masons cut or square their work.
2. n. One who conducts the business of banking; one who, individually, or as a member of a company, keeps an establishment for the deposit or loan of money, or for traffic in money, bills of exchange, etc.
3. n. A money changer.
4. n. The dealer, or one who keeps the bank in a gambling house.
5. n. A vessel employed in the cod fishery on the banks of Newfoundland.
6. n. A ditcher; a drain digger.

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Bankeress

1. n. A female banker.

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Bank note

1. A promissory note payable at a bank.
2. A promissory note issued by a bank or banking company, payable to bearer on demand.
3. Formerly, a promissory note made by a banker, or banking company, payable to a specified person at a fixed date; a bank bill. See Bank bill, 2.

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