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banking

American  
[bang-king] / ˈbæŋ kɪŋ /

noun

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

  2. banking as a profession.


banking 1 British  
/ 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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

banking 2 British  
/ ˈbæŋkɪŋ /

noun

  1. the business engaged in by a bank

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of banking

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

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Example Sentences

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CGS International upgrades its rating for Singapore’s banking sector to overweight from neutral.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Americans spend most of their money on services: dining, recreation, entertainment, banking, healthcare and so forth.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Anthropic has restricted access to Mythos on cybersecurity grounds, given what the company calls its ability to quickly identify vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure, including banking platforms and power grids.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Intesa has kept out of a wave of banking sector mergers and acquisitions in recent years, citing competition issues.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

The craft were small and flew low, banking back and forth in lazy zigzags, and the noise of the surf had covered the subtle whine of their propellers.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs

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