bank and cant share a recorded sense, so the question is not what they mean but which one fits. bank means “sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)”. cant means “stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition”. bank is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈbæŋk/
1.n.sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
“they pulled the canoe up on the bank”
2.n.a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities
“he cashed a check at the bank”
3.n.a long ridge or pile
“a huge bank of earth”
/ˈkænt/
1.n.stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition
2.n.a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force
3.n.a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
“they don't speak our lingo”
| bank | cant | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈbæŋk/ | /ˈkænt/ |
| Said | bangk | kant |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Letters | 4 | 4 |
| Parts of speech | noun, verb | noun, verb |
| Senses | 18 | 6 |
| How common | Core | Common |
| Synonyms | none recorded | buzzword |
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