I. ˈbaŋ(ˌ)kō, -aiŋ- adjective
Etymology: Italian, money of account, bank, bench, variant of banca bank, bench — more at bank
of a coin, note, unit of value : issued or used by a bank at the time of a depreciated government currency
a 19th century Swedish skilling banco
II. noun
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Etymology: French, from Italian, total sum offered by the banker in a gambling game, from banco bank, bench
: an announcement by a bettor in certain gambling games (as baccarat or chemin-de-fer) signifying that he elects to accept alone the entire sum offered by the banker to meet the bets of all bettors, his bet taking precedence over any lower bet previously offered — often used interjectionally
III. noun
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Etymology: Spanish, sandbar, bench, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German bank bench — more at bench
: a portion of the floodplain or channel of a river cut off and left dry by the shifting of its course