land bank
noun
a banking association that engages in the financing of transactions in real property, especially in agricultural land.
land banking
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a word derived from
land bank.
Example Sentences
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Lennar stock logged its largest decline since 2024 after a report questioned its relationship with land banking company Millrose.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 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
Though some land banking might happen, with developers sitting on land for five to seven years, he believes it won’t happen at a large scale.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2026
"In most cases, housing delivery is delayed or challenged due to unclear and conflicting policies, land banking and skills shortages."
From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2025
Other measures introduced in the last year by the government include curbs on land banking by supermarkets and the establishment of a regulator.
From Reuters ● Aug. 24, 2022
