bank on

verb

banked on; banking on; banks on

transitive verb

: to depend or rely on

can always bank on her friendship

Examples of bank on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But don’t bank on the league’s clubs fixing their finances any time soon. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026

The airline requires passengers to store their power banks on their person, in the seat pocket or in carry-on luggage stowed under the seat. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 10 Aug. 2026

That job banked on Keim using his name recognition and NFL reputation to give the agency's four-year-old football division gravitas. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026

And, Chicago is banking on those findings as one strategy to make the city safer. — Tara Molina, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bank on

• anton
• argon
• axon
• baronne
• baryon
• baton
• boron
• buisson
• bygone
• capon
• cardon
• chiffon