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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She shared more of her incredible story: She’d been one of the first women, let alone Chinese American women, in the fields of investment banking and venture capital in the 1980s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
With drought episodes only expected to increase, operators are banking on better-suited vessels and greater intermodality, or the added use of trains and trucks.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
“We’ve significantly improved the bank’s profitability, grown our retail presence across the country…and expanded our commercial banking capabilities,” the bank’s statement said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
In the closing days of 1999, Walter co-founded Guggenheim Partners, which grew to include asset management, investment banking and insurance services.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
I told her what we’d heard, the rumours about Hailsham students and deferrals; how we realised the rumours might not be accurate, and that we weren’t banking on anything.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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