banking

noun

bank·​ing ˈbaŋ-kiŋ How to pronounce banking (audio)
Synonyms of bankingnext
: 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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Data centers have already been targeted, causing banking, payments, enterprise and consumer services to experience outages. Nur Hikmah Md Ali, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026 And in September, the banking giant Morgan Stanley, long a blockchain skeptic, decided to partner with a crypto infrastructure provider to let its brokerage customers trade cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum in the first half of 2026. Ben Weiss, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2026 Financial trails, emails, corporate filings and cross-border banking relationships can all be examined. Ascend Agency, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026 In a digital age, the most effective banking model isn’t an either-or choice but one that combines innovation with long-term partnerships. Barbara White, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2026 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 16 Mar. 2026.

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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