Banco

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  • noun. A bet in certain gambling games for the entire amount the banker offers to accept.
  • interjection. Used to announce such a bet.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In com., the money in which the banks of some countries keep or kept their accounts, in contradistinction to the current money of the place.
  • noun. In baccara, a proposal to play against the banker for his entire capital at one coup. See baccara.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A bank, especially that of Venice.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. a type of court involving a bench of judges. Quite often, the Banco Court is an appeals court. See also en banc.
  • noun. A bank, especially that of Venice; formerly used to indicate bank money, as distinguished from the current money when it has become depreciated.
  • Word Usage
    "Piang dipped his hands into the cool water, and pulled them up by long slender roots; lily-pads offered their beauties and soon the banco was a bower of fragrant and brilliant flowers."
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    Words with the same terminal sound
    Franco  Hanko  blanco  franco  panko  
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    Words that are found in similar contexts
    arco  bandido  buque  centro  esposo