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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

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banking 2 British  
/ ˈbæŋkɪŋ /

noun

  1. the business engaged in by a bank

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Etymology

Origin of banking

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

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