noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈpaʊ.əˌbæŋk/
General-American:/ˈpaʊ.əɹˌbæŋk/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
rhymes with -aʊə(ɹ)bæŋk
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noun
Meaning 1
A portable and chargeable battery device used to charge mobile phones and tablet computers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pótis Proto-Italic *potis Proto-Indo-European *h1es- Proto-Indo-European *h1ésti Proto-Indo-European *bhuH- Proto-Indo-European *bhúHt Proto-Italic *som Proto-Italic *possom Latin posseder. Vulgar Latin potēre Old French pooir Anglo-Norman poerbor. Middle English power English power Proto-Indo-European *bheg-der. Proto-Germanic *bankiz Proto-West Germanic *banki Lombardic bankbor. Italian bancabor. Middle French banqueder. English bank English powerbank From power + bank. First attested in the 1910s. Genericized trademark in the United Kingdom as PowerBank.
Across languages
Translations
43 source translations are retained for this English entry.