No. 613 in Russian
банк
The Russian word "банк" means "bank" in English.
In a sentence
Я иду в банк за деньгами.
I am going to the bank to get money.
Here, 'банк' refers to a physical financial institution.
Этот банк данных содержит важную информацию.
This data bank contains important information.
In this context, 'банк' refers to a collection or repository of data.
Он сидел на берегу реки, на сухом песчаном банке.
He sat on the riverbank, on the dry sandy bank.
Here, 'банк' is used to mean the bank of a river, a geographical feature.
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