noun
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an embankment of a river
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another word for bank 2
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fishing on a sea bank, esp off the coast of Newfoundland
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the manoeuvre causing an aircraft to bank
noun
Etymology
Origin of banking
Vocabulary lists containing banking
Western Europe - Introductory
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Zanjani has publicly touted crypto’s utility to circumvent Western financial sanctions, tweeting last year that he had told Iran’s central bank governor that “all banking transactions must be moved to the blockchain.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Hugo Boss, the German premium-apparel brand, is similarly banking on growth in the U.S., aiming to strengthen its position in what it considers a key market.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
Yet they underscored Musk’s deeply interwoven business interests, his ambitions to turn X into a so-called “everything app,” and the manifold connections that the banking system has with Musk’s business empire.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
But the group's European production capacity will be cut by 20 percent, where it is banking on partnerships to revive sales in a market still recovering from the Covid pandemic plunge in new car sales.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
A gull which had been following the ship screeched and flew over, banking on a wind eddy.
From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen
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