banque

Etymology

From Middle French banque, from Italian banca (“counter, moneychanger's table”), from Old High German bank, banch, banc (“counter, bench”), from Proto-Germanic *bankiz (“bench, counter”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɑ̃k/

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Noun

banque f (plural banques)

1. bank

Further reading

• “banque” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Etymology

From Italian banca (“counter, moneychanger's table”), from Old High German bank, banch, banc (“counter, bench”), from Proto-Germanic *bankiz (“bench, counter”).

Noun

banque f (plural banques)

1. bank (establishment where financial transactions take place)

References

• “banque” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bankiz (“bench, counter”).

Noun

banque f (plural banques)

1. (Jersey) bank

Verb

banque

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of bancar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of bancar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of bancar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of bancar

Verb

banque

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of bancar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of bancar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of bancar.
4. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of bancar.