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
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Spain’s government nominated Hernandez de Cos, general manager of the Bank for International Settlements, whom former colleagues describe as a technical whiz with a strong grasp of central banking and monetary policy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Capital-gains taxes do not apply to the interest paid on banking products, like a high-yield savings account or a bank CD.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026
The federal government had been powerless to stop the banking industry from digging itself into a nearly inextricable hole; FDR remade the Federal Reserve System into a forceful overseer of banking practices.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
Documents seen by the Journal show Iranian companies attempting to send money to ZCCB, routing it through what the U.S. government calls a Tehran-backed shadow banking network.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
“And the baby bites,” Edgar said, tossing a chicken bone to the floor as if he were an animal in a zoo and not the son of a well-respected member of the banking community.
From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket
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