banks on

VERB

depend upon

Synonyms

STRONGEST

believe in bet on build on count on lean on look to rely on

WEAK

assume be sure about gamble on reckon on stake trust venture wager

Example Sentences

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Among the other banks on the deal are Wells Fargo, UBS, and Barclays.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Centerview is one of the dominant boutique investment banks on Wall Street, booking roughly $1.9 billion in revenue in 2024, the Journal has reported.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

Houses in Culcavy, County Down, have been at risk of flooding after a nearby river burst its banks on Tuesday afternoon.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026

It’s a movie we’ve seen countless times, though not in Macau, and Berger banks on the location to create shiny, stylized images that might distract you from the familiar emptiness of the story.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2025

Tis a U-shaped ting, wit dese sharp coral banks on either side, runnin’ maybe forty, fifty mile.

From "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor