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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The 69-year-old JPMorgan CEO has become the face of American banking over his decades-long career—and was even at one point, Wall Street’s savior. Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025 International investment banking firm Goldman Sachs spotlit 33 Arkansas entrepreneurs Friday afternoon at the Robinson Center, the second Arkansan cohort of the financial giant's 10,000 Small Businesses education program. Jon Walker, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2025 Wells Fargo has partnered with Operation Hope as part of its 10-year Banking Inclusion Initiative aimed at providing affordable, mainstream banking products and financial education to more people. Charlotte Observer, 26 Sep. 2025 In reality, this access is used to steal banking information, install malware or exfiltrate personal data. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 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 5 Oct. 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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