unbanked
1 Americanadjective
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(of a fire) not surrounded and covered with heaped ashes to restrict airflow and slow burning.
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(of a curve in a road, racetrack, or the like) not sloped up toward the outside of the curve.
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The FDIC’s 2023 survey found that 5.6 million households were unbanked, meaning they had no bank account, and an estimated 19 million had accounts but relied on nonbank credit to meet their needs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
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
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
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.
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