banking

[bang-king]

noun

1. the business carried on by a bank or a banker.

2. banking as a profession.

banking

¹

/ ˈbæŋkɪŋ /

noun

1. an embankment of a river

2. another word for bank 2

3. fishing on a sea bank, esp off the coast of Newfoundland

4. the manoeuvre causing an aircraft to bank

banking

²

/ ˈbæŋkɪŋ /

noun

1. the business engaged in by a bank

Word History and Origins

Origin of banking¹

First recorded in 1725–35; bank ² + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Finally, it urged anyone who receives a letter addressed to someone who does not live at that property to return it by post or take it to a local branch or banking hub.

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That year, Peak made Bardin Davis, a banking veteran and Peak executive, its CEO, and appointed a new executive chairman.

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The Journal reviewed public and nonpublic court documents; settlement agreements; banking, tax and property records; and letters and emails.

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Reserves in the banking system have been declining lately.

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Australia were banking on the 35-year-old to emulate his exploits in the second innings and he whipped the sold-out Perth Stadium crowd into a frenzy when he removed Zak Crawley in his first over.

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