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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

Example Sentences

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SoFi cut its teeth in student lending but has expanded into credit cards, personal banking, brokerage, small business loans, and more.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

The option interest payments required for land banking can cause a more than 200-basis-point hit to gross margin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Shares of banking software developer nCino jumped 12% on the heels of b etter-than-expected earnings for the fiscal fourth quarter and solid revenue guidance.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

The committee said it believed the UK banking system would be able to support households and businesses "even if economic and financial conditions were to be substantially worse than expected".

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Her dedicated, austere life could not be thus explained—she was the daughter of a solidly comfortable, erudite banking family.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

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