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

Bonta’s suit had leaned heavily into potential harms to theatrical distribution, and lawyers for the states had been banking on theater executives’ testimony at trial. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

Trump is also banking on America going full throttle on AI development despite voter resistance to data centers and recent alarming safety warnings from the leading AI companies. — Josh Boak, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026

For now, everything is banking on the judges to do their job and strike this rule down. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026

Lack of leverage may be one reason why this is happening — companies may bank on the idea that burgeoning performers aren’t going to raise a stink or bankroll expensive lawsuits. — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 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