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

Baird downgrades Citizens and M & T Bank to neutral from outperform and Regions to underperform from neutral Baird downgraded several banks on Monday and says the risk/reward is negative. — Michael Bloom, CNBC, 6 July 2026

The Blackhawks are banking on Byram elevating their whole group. — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 4 July 2026

There were few international visitors, an absence that has perplexed business owners who banked on hundreds of thousands of new faces to patronize their establishments. — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026

The long shot pick is banking on him continuing to play well, even after a week off. — Jeff Hartman, Forbes.com, 1 July 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