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Can you give me a ballpark figure as to what this will

cost?

ball • point pen / ^lpoint ' pen / noun [count]

a pen that has a very small ball at the end that rolls a special liquid (called ink ) onto the paper —Look at the picture at stationery .

ba • lo • ney / Ьэ 'louni / noun [ noncount ]

( informal ) words or ideas that have no meaning or that are not true

What a bunch of baloney! —SYNONYM nonsense

= bologna

bam • boo / ,Ьжш'bu / noun [ count, noncount ] ( plural bam . boos )

a tall plant that grows in hot countries and is often used for making furniture

Bamboos are fast-growing, woody plants. a bamboo chair

bamboo shoots (= young bamboo plants that can be eaten )

ban / Ьжп / verb ( bans , ban .ning , banned )

to say that something must not happen; to not allow something

The movie was banned. ► ban noun [ count ]

There is a ban on smoking in public places.

ba • nan • a / Ьэ 'пжпэ / noun [ count ] a long curved yellow fruit —Look at the picture at fruit .

band © / Ьж^ / noun [ count ] 1 a thin flat piece of material that you put around something, for example to hold it together

put a rubber band around the letters. The hat had a red band around it.

( music ) a group of people who play music together a rock band

a jazz band

a line of color or material on something that is different from the rest of it

She wore a red sweater with a green band across the middle.

band • age1 / ' ьж^^3 / noun [ count ]

( health ) a long piece of cloth that you tie around a part of the body that is hurt

band • age 2 / ' ьж^^3 / verb

( band . ag es,band . ag . ing ,band aged )

( health ) to put a bandage around a part of the body The nurse bandaged my foot.

Band-Aid™

ban • dan • na / bren drena / noun [ count ]

a square piece of cloth that you wear around your neck or head

ban • dit / ' brendat / noun [ count ]

a person who attacks and robs people who are traveling They were killed by bandits in the mountains.

bang 1 / bag / verb ( bangs, bang ing, banged )

to make a loud noise by hitting something hard or by

closing something

He banged his head on the ceiling.

Don't bang the door!

bang2 / bag / noun [ count ]

a sudden, very loud noise He shut the door with a bang.

a short, strong knock or hit, especially one that causes pain and injury

He fell and got a bang on the head.

bangs / bagz / noun [ plural ]

the short hair that hangs down above your eyes She decided to cut her bangs.

— Look at the picture at hair .

ban • is • ter / ' brenastar / noun [ count ]

a long piece of wood or metal that you hold on to when you go up or down stairs

ban • jo / ' brend3ou /

noun [ count ] ( plural ban .jos ) ( music ) a musical instrument with a long thin neck, a round body, and four or more strings

bank 1 © / bag к / noun [ count ]

1 a place that keeps money safe for people

have $500 in the bank.

( geography ) the land along the side of a river People were fishing along the banks of the river.

bank 2 / bagk / verb ( banks, bank . ing, banked )

to keep your money in a particular bank Who do you bank with ?

Band-Aid™ / brend eid / noun [ count ]

( health ) a small piece of sticky material that you put over a cut on your body to keep it clean

bandage

bank on someone or something to expect and trust someone to do something, or something to happen The boss might give you the day off but I wouldn't bank on it.

bank ac • count / 'bagk a|kaunt /noun [count]

an arrangement that you have with a bank that lets you

keep your money there

I'd like to open a bank account.

Word building

If you have a bank account , you can deposit money (= pay it in ) or withdraw it (= take it out ): I'd like to withdraw $50, please.

If you don't want to spend your money, you can save it (= keep it in the bank).

bank • er / bagkar / noun [ count ]