Banco Definition

băngkō, bäng-
banco
noun
A bet in certain gambling games for the entire amount the banker offers to accept.
American Heritage

A bank, especially that of Venice; formerly used to indicate bank money, as distinguished from the current money when it has become depreciated.

Banco money.
Wiktionary
interjection
Used to announce such a bet.
American Heritage
adjective

A type of court involving a bench of judges. Quite often, the Banco Court is an appeals court. See also en banc.

Wiktionary

Origin of Banco

  • Italian variant of banca from Old Italian bank2

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Banco Sentence Examples

  • Thus the court of king's bench (curia regis de banco) was founded, and the foundation of the court of common pleas was provided for in one of the articles of Magna Carta.

  • The consequences of this catastrophe were felt far and wide, and in the spring of 1891 both the Banco Nacional and the Banco de la provincia de Buenos Aires were unable to meet their obligations.

  • The Paraguayan Bank, with a capital of £600,000, was opened in 1905, and the state bank (Banco de la Republica), with a total authorized capital of £4,000,000, was opened on the 30th of June 1908.

  • In 1905 the Opposition made an effort to effect a change of policy, and were successful in obtaining the election of Lizaro Garcia, a well-to-do merchant and a director of the Banco commercial y Agricola.

  • This range runs in a north-north-east direction and separates the valleys of the Magdalena and Cauca, terminating in some low hills south-west of El Banco, a small town on the lower Magdalena.

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