unbanked

¹ American  

[uhn-bangkt] / ʌnˈbæŋkt /

adjective

1. not using or having access to a bank or similar financial institution.

2. (of funds) not deposited with a bank.

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noun

1. the unbanked, people who do not use or do not have access to banks.

unbanked ² American  

[uhn-bangkt] / ʌnˈbæŋkt /

adjective

1. (of a fire) not surrounded and covered with heaped ashes to restrict airflow and slow burning.

2. (of a curve in a road, racetrack, or the like) not sloped up toward the outside of the curve.

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Other Word Forms

• unbanking
  noun
• unbankable
  adjective

Example Sentences

Moreover, its focus on the unbanked and underbanked means that it can continue expanding throughout economic cycles, as more people begin to move away from cash for everyday purchases.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

The survey shows that people who are disabled, lower-income, less educated, Black, Hispanic and living in single-parent households are more likely to be unbanked.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2025

Black and Latino households are the populations most likely to be either unbanked or underbanked in Los Angeles and nationally, Hutt said.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2023

Extrapolating from Bank On Washington’s estimates for Washington, over 7,000 people are unbanked and 42,000 are underbanked in UKC.

From Seattle Times • May 11, 2023

Why not, since I had still unbanked the handsome check Davidson had insisted on my taking as charter money for the last quarter?

From The Lady and the Pirate Being the Plain Tale of a Diligent Pirate and a Fair Captive by Mathes, Harry A.