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bank on

British  

verb

  1. (intr, preposition) to expect or rely with confidence on

    you can bank on him always arriving on time
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
bank on Idioms  

  1. Rely on, count on. For example, You can bank on Molly's caterer to do a good job. This expression alludes to bank as a reliable storage place for money. [Late 1800s]

Example Sentences

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Mr Wickham said as well as volunteers, staff had approached the Unite union to gather funds for his food bank on Cherry Road to build a new roof.

From BBC

There's a reaction coming, you can almost bank on that.

From BBC

Turkey's central bank on Thursday increased its estimates for inflation as officials try to rein in soaring price increases that have weighed on the economy for years.

From Barron's

Stocks in the home building industry are having their best start to the year in over a decade as investors bank on a solid spring buying season and the continuation of a federal focus on housing.

From Barron's

The lead investment bank on the sale: Cantor Fitzgerald.

From The Wall Street Journal

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