banking

noun

bank·​ing ˈbaŋ-kiŋ How to pronounce banking (audio)
: the business of a bank or a banker

Examples of banking in a Sentence

They are both in banking. He chose banking as a career.
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Growth was wonderful when the United States lacked central banking institutions. Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025 Blankfein isn’t the first banking veteran to sound the alarm on the risks of private credit, which often lacks liquidity and clear indicators about the quality of the credit. Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025 González-Bueno suggested that Sabadell’s small and medium-sized (SMEs) customers could move their business elsewhere to diversify their banking relationships if the deal went through. Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025 Located in the exclusive Woodside community of the Bay Area, the Fleishhacker business and banking family created the ultra-private compound and its famous gardens more than 100 years ago to serve as a summer retreat to escape San Francisco’s seasonal wind, chill and fog. David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for banking

Word History

First Known Use

1660, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of banking was in 1660

Cite this Entry

“Banking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/banking. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

banking

noun
bank·​ing
ˈbaŋ-kiŋ
: the business of a bank or banker

Legal Definition

banking

noun
bank·​ing
ˈbaŋ-kiŋ
: the business of a bank or banker

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