banco
adj/ˈbæŋkəʊ̯/UK/ˈbæŋkoʊ̯//ˈbeɪ̯ŋkoʊ̯/CA
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian banco. Doublet of banc, bank, and bench.
- derived from in banco
Definitions
Being or relating to a type of court involving a bench of judges, often an appeals court.
A bank, especially that of Venice
A bank, especially that of Venice; formerly used to indicate bank money, as distinguished from the current money when it has become depreciated.
- banco money
- On account of the great confidence placed on them, payments in banco soon gained a premium on payments in current coin, so that speculation arose on the fluctuating premium.
In baccarat or chemin de fer, a bet on the banker hand.
- Bond had spent the last two afternoons and most of the nights at the Casino, playing complicated progression systems on the even chances at roulette. He made a high banco at chemin-de-fer whenever he heard one offered.
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A barangay of Palanas, Masbate, Philippines.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for banco. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA