banking

[bang-king]

noun

1. the business carried on by a bank or a banker.

2. banking as a profession.

banking

¹

/ 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

banking

²

/ ˈbæŋkɪŋ /

noun

1. the business engaged in by a bank

Word History and Origins

Origin of banking¹

First recorded in 1725–35; bank ² + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

The banking group is set to tell those it deems are among the weakest performing 5% that they could be made redundant unless their work improves.

From BBC

And while the prodigious hitting of Marco Penge, the world beating putting of Harry Hall and the passion of Matt Wallace would all have been potential assets, Donald is banking on experience for this assignment.

From BBC

To tidy up some financial business, we recently engaged in some online banking.

From Salon

The association said a new tax on banking would also "run counter to the government's aim of supporting the financial services sector".

From BBC

ANZ's retail banking executive Bruce Rush said it was "not our intention to share such sensitive news with you in this way" as the firm cuts jobs in its retail banking business.

From BBC

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