Bank bill: Definition and part of speech

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.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Banneret: Definition and part of speech

Banneret

  1. n. A small banner.
  2. n. Originally, a knight who led his vassals into the field under his own banner; — commonly used as a title of rank.
  3. n. A title of rank, conferred for heroic deeds, and hence, an order of knighthood; also, the person bearing such title or rank.
  4. n. A civil officer in some Swiss cantons.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Bank book: Definition and part of speech

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.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Bannerol: Definition and part of speech

Bannerol

  1. n. A banderole; esp. a banner displayed at a funeral procession and set over the tomb. See Banderole.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Banker: Definition and part of speech

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.
  7. The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Bank note: Definition and part of speech

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.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Bankrupt: Definition and part of speech

Bankrupt

  1. a. Destitute of, or wholly wanting (something once possessed, or something one should possess).
  2. n. A trader who secretes himself, or does certain other acts tending to defraud his creditors.
  3. n. A trader who becomes unable to pay his debts; an insolvent trader; popularly, any person who is unable to pay his debts; an insolvent person.
  4. n. A person who, in accordance with the terms of a law relating to bankruptcy, has been judicially declared to be unable to meet his liabilities.
  5. a. Being a bankrupt or in a condition of bankruptcy; unable to pay, or legally discharged from paying, one’s debts; as, a bankrupt merchant.
  6. a. Depleted of money; not having the means of meeting pecuniary liabilities; as, a bankrupt treasury.
  7. a. Relating to bankrupts and bankruptcy.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.