No. 261 in Persian
بانک
Bank
In a sentence
من به بانک رفتم تا پول برداشت کنم.
I went to the bank to withdraw money.
In this sentence, 'بانک' refers to a physical financial institution where services like money withdrawal and deposit occur.
بانک اطلاعاتی این شرکت بسیار جامع و کامل است.
The company's database is very comprehensive and complete.
Here, 'بانک' is used metaphorically to mean a collection or repository of information, in this case, a database.
بانکهای خیابانی شهر در پارک مرکزی جمع شدند.
The city street musicians gathered in the central park.
In this instance, 'بانکهای' follows a creative usage as a misinterpretation or play on words, causing a humorous twist when 'بانک' refers to 'musicians' instead of financial institutions.
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