bank on
verb
banked on; banking on; banks on
: to depend or rely on
can always bank on her friendship
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The Rangers selected Scarborough in the sixth round of the 2023 MLB draft and banked on the 6-5 high schooler’s projectability and upside.
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Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 24 Mar. 2026
The Mets are banking on a bounce-back season from Williams, who is set to replace Diaz — now a Los Angeles Dodger — as their closer.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 23 Mar. 2026
Vitello effectively built Tennessee from scratch into a national powerhouse, and the Giants are banking on him bringing those skills to the Bay Area.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2026
Wolfsburg drew on Hecking’s debut against Hoffenheim last weekend but his team was banking on a win against Bremen to start a turnaround.
—ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
The Vikings couldn’t bank on McCarthy, who has played in only 10 games over two seasons due to injury, being healthy for all of 2026.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
The administration is banking on plans to contain any energy price increases, essentially betting that either the conflict will end shortly or the administration can succeed in getting more tankers through the Strait of Hormuz.
—Josh Boak, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
That could be good news for companies like Versant, which are banking on sports rights becoming available under the same thesis that Discovery Global would have had.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2026
And that is what Iran’s leaders are banking on.
—Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, The Conversation, 2 Mar. 2026
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Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 24 Mar. 2026
The Mets are banking on a bounce-back season from Williams, who is set to replace Diaz — now a Los Angeles Dodger — as their closer.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 23 Mar. 2026
Vitello effectively built Tennessee from scratch into a national powerhouse, and the Giants are banking on him bringing those skills to the Bay Area.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2026
Wolfsburg drew on Hecking’s debut against Hoffenheim last weekend but his team was banking on a win against Bremen to start a turnaround.
—ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
The Vikings couldn’t bank on McCarthy, who has played in only 10 games over two seasons due to injury, being healthy for all of 2026.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
The administration is banking on plans to contain any energy price increases, essentially betting that either the conflict will end shortly or the administration can succeed in getting more tankers through the Strait of Hormuz.
—Josh Boak, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
That could be good news for companies like Versant, which are banking on sports rights becoming available under the same thesis that Discovery Global would have had.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2026
And that is what Iran’s leaders are banking on.
—Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, The Conversation, 2 Mar. 2026
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“Bank on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bank%20on. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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