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

Jones and other Democrats running in Alabama and neighboring states are banking on it. — Kim Chandler, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026

Other banks on the Street were constructive on the stock following Costco’s latest earnings release. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026

The Chinese leader is banking on China’s high-tech transformation to inject momentum into a slowing economy. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 23 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

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