photobank

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noun

A collection of photographs that can be licensed for use elsewhere.

“No selenium, no photo-cell banks. No photobanks – well, death by slow broiling is one of the more unpleasant ways of being done in.”

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Meanings

photobank1

nounphotobank (plural photobanks)

plural photobanks

  1. A collection of photographs that can be licensed for use elsewhere.

photobank2

nounphotobank (plural photobanks)

plural photobanks

  1. literatureA bank of photoelectric cells.

    No selenium, no photo-cell banks. No photobanks – well, death by slow broiling is one of the more unpleasant ways of being done in.

Origin

photobank · noun

From photo + bank.

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photobank · noun

From photo- + bank.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Czech fotobanka
  • fotobankaTranslations
Finnish kuvapankki
  • kuvapankkiTranslations
French photothèque
  • photothèqueTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

photobank. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photobank

MLA

“photobank.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photobank. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photobank,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photobank.

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