banco

Definitions of banco
  1. noun
    a long seat for more than one person
    synonyms: panca, panchina
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    types:
    panchina
    a bench in a public park
    cassapanca
    a long wooden bench with a back
    type of:
    sedile
    furniture that is designed for sitting on
  2. noun
    table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted
    synonyms: sportello
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    types:
    bar
    a counter where you can obtain food or drink
    accettazione
    a counter (as in a hotel) where guests are received
    buffet
    usually inexpensive bar
    type of:
    tavola, tavolo
    a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs
  3. noun
    a strong worktable for a carpenter or mechanic
  4. noun
    a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
    synonyms: tavolino
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    types:
    scrivania
    a desk for writing (usually with a sloping top)
    type of:
    tavola, tavolo
    a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs
  5. noun
    a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities
    synonyms: banca, cassa, istituto di credito, riscontro
  6. noun
    the funds held by a gambling house or the dealer in some gambling games
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    type of:
    finanza, finanziamento
    assets in the form of money
  7. noun
    a long ridge or pile
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    types:
    barena
    a submerged bank of sand near a shore or in a river; can be exposed at low tide
    bassofondo
    a sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tide
    type of:
    cresta, crinale, dorsale, giogo, spartiacque
    a long narrow natural elevation or striation
  8. noun
    a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit
    synonyms: filone
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    type of:
    falda, strato
    one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock)
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