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bank on meaning and examples

2025-09-09

Meaning

  • Bank on means to rely on, depend on, or trust that something will happen or that someone will do something.
  • It suggests confidence or certainty in an outcome.

Grammar and Usage

  • Part of speech: Phrasal verb

  • Structure: bank on + noun/pronoun/gerund

  • It is inseparable (the object always follows “on”).

  • Typical sentence pattern:

    • bank on + somebody/something
    • bank on + somebody/something + to do sth

Common Phrases

  • bank on success
  • bank on support
  • bank on someone’s help
  • bank on winning
  • bank on the future

Collocations

  • Verb + bank on: can, will, should, must bank on
  • Bank on + noun: bank on luck, bank on results, bank on the economy
  • Bank on + pronoun: bank on him, bank on her, bank on them

Examples

  1. You can bank on her to finish the project on time.
  2. Don’t bank on the weather being sunny for the picnic.
  3. We’re banking on strong sales this quarter.
  4. He always banks on his friends to support him.
  5. The company is banking on new technology to improve efficiency.
  6. You can’t just bank on luck; you need to prepare.
  7. She’s banking on passing the exam to get into that program.
  8. They’re banking on the economy recovering soon.
  • rely on
  • depend on
  • count on
  • trust in

Antonym

  • doubt
  • distrust
  • be uncertain of
  • not rely on