bank on
verb
banked on; banking on; banks on
: to depend or rely on
can always bank on her friendship
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Prices are especially high for three of the rarest cards, which are being listed as high as $100 or more in some cases by resellers banking on collector demand to make a tidy profit.
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Jason Hidalgo, The Providence Journal, 6 Apr. 2026
Don’t bank on it, said Nicholas Creel in Newsweek.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 6 Apr. 2026
The Padres are banking on more of that to lengthen the lineup for the top of an order that is also not living up to expectations, but the Padres catchers have continued to provide value on defense throughout their sluggish start at the plate.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Social media influencers are banking on it.
—Steven Burg, Sun Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026
Both the country’s government and several container shipping lines appear to be banking on the changes having an impact beyond the near term.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 1 Apr. 2026
The Pats will draft an edge rusher in the first three rounds, and bank on them adding another on Day 3.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2026
The Iranians are banking on American impatience stoked by partisan zealousness.
—Gil Troy, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
Chicago Fed president Austan Goolsbee told journalists in February that the Fed should not bank on growth in productivity to lead to lower price pressures.
—Steve Liesman,matt Peterson, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
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Jason Hidalgo, The Providence Journal, 6 Apr. 2026
Don’t bank on it, said Nicholas Creel in Newsweek.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 6 Apr. 2026
The Padres are banking on more of that to lengthen the lineup for the top of an order that is also not living up to expectations, but the Padres catchers have continued to provide value on defense throughout their sluggish start at the plate.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Social media influencers are banking on it.
—Steven Burg, Sun Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026
Both the country’s government and several container shipping lines appear to be banking on the changes having an impact beyond the near term.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 1 Apr. 2026
The Pats will draft an edge rusher in the first three rounds, and bank on them adding another on Day 3.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2026
The Iranians are banking on American impatience stoked by partisan zealousness.
—Gil Troy, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
Chicago Fed president Austan Goolsbee told journalists in February that the Fed should not bank on growth in productivity to lead to lower price pressures.
—Steve Liesman,matt Peterson, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Bank on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bank%20on. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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