banking

American  

[bang-king] / ˈbæŋ kɪŋ /

noun

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

2. banking as a profession.

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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

Example Sentences

Then there is Ralf Etienne, a banking associate with one leg, who is training to compete in the Winter Paralympics for his home country, Haiti.

From The Wall Street Journal

Lebanon's government on Friday approved a draft law to distribute financial losses from the 2019 economic crisis that deprived many Lebanese of their deposits despite strong opposition from political and banking officials.

From Barron's

“Private equity dry powder has to get out to work, and that can drive more M&A activity into next year,” says Matt Zimmer, global head of investment banking at William Blair.

From Barron's

Public Investment Bank upgrades its rating on the Malaysian banking sector to overweight from neutral, naming Malayan Banking as its top pick.

From The Wall Street Journal

Prodded by the investigation, the Securities and Exchange Commission in 2003 required banks to separate their research and banking operations under a far-reaching legal agreement known as the Global Research Analyst Settlement.

From The Wall Street Journal

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