Banco

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A bet in certain gambling games for the entire amount the banker offers to accept.
  • interjection. Used to announce a bet in certain gambling games.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. a type of court involving a bench of judges. Quite often, the Banco Court is an appeals court. See also en banc.
  • n. A bank, especially that of Venice; formerly used to indicate bank money, as distinguished from the current money when it has become depreciated.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A bank, especially that of Venice.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In com., the money in which the banks of some countries keep or kept their accounts, in contradistinction to the current money of the place.
  • n. In baccara, a proposal to play against the banker for his entire capital at one coup. See baccara.
    • Word Usage
    "The "banco" is the higher area, originally the bank of a former river that has a changed course."
    Cross Reference
    banco mark    skilling banco   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Franco    Hanko    blanco    franco    panko   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    centro    buque    pintor    trono    bandido    esposo    pico    gorra    nido    extenso   
     
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