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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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“With Visa and Mastercard, you had banks on either end who were ostensibly independent of one another,” said Aaron McPherson, now a principal at AFM Consulting who was then an analyst at IDC Financial Insights.

From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026

At the share prices of the banks on Monday, that offer represents a loss of around three euros per share for Commerzbank shareholders.

From Barron's • May 4, 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

A thin ribbon of thick water that lapped wearily at the mud banks on either side, sequined with the occasional silver slant of a dead fish.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy