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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Charrington’s background is not in sport but in private banking. Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025 For any online account that supports it, especially banking, insurance, and email, turn on multi-factor authentication. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025 Known for her elegant taste, Mellon (wife of banking heir Paul Mellon) was quite the garden savant—in fact, she was tapped to redesign the White House Rose Garden by JFK in 1961, among other ventures. Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 5 Sep. 2025 Advocates for the Fed argue that the soundness of the banking system is interconnected with the country’s financial stability, part of the Fed’s mission as an institution. Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 5 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 10 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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