/ Dictionary / Index B Banks: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Banks Pronunciation: (bangks), [key] — n. 1734–1820, English naturalist. 1816–94, U.S. army officer and politician: Speaker of the House 1856–57. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: banks (Thesaurus) bankrupt worm bank shot Related Content Daily Word Quiz: secular Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language