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

• unbankable adjective
• unbanking noun

Example Sentences

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

Studies estimate that 7% of California’s population is unbanked and close to 20% is “underbanked” or have irregular access to banking services.

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

"A quarter of the world's population is unbanked and most of those people live in China, India, Mexico etc," she said.

From Reuters • Mar. 30, 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.