banque

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A form of bank — An institution where one can place and borrow money and take care of financial affairs.

OriginFrench banque ← Middle French banque ← Italian banca →
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Meanings

nounbanque (plural banques)

plural banques

  1. alternativeAlternative form of bank (“underwriter or controller of a card game”).

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
bank

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeg-
  2. Proto-Germanic*bankiz
  3. Proto-West Germanic*banki
  4. Lombardicbank
  5. Italianbanca
  6. Middle Frenchbanque
  7. Frenchbanque
  8. Englishbanque

Borrowed from French banque (“bank”).

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APA

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MLA

“banque.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/banque. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “banque,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/banque.

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