A financial institution that accepts deposits from customers and provides loans with interest.
Nimeweka akiba yangu katika benki ya kitaifa.
— I have deposited my savings in the national bank.
Benki ilikataa kutoa mkopo kwa biashara yangu mpya.
— The bank refused to give a loan for my new business.
A place for storing and managing specific resources, such as a blood bank or seed bank.
Wagonjwa wengi wanategemea benki ya damu kwa usaidizi wa dharura.
— Many patients depend on the blood bank for emergency assistance.
Benki ya mbegu ya mimea ya asili inalinda aina mbalimbali za mimea.
— The seed bank for native plants protects various plant species.