banking

noun

bank·​ing ˈbaŋ-kiŋ 

: 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.

Recent Examples on the Web

BioCatch works with more than 350 banking clients across the world. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2026

But banking on him is also a risk given his poor performance earlier this season, and the sparse starting depth behind him. — Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

MariBank is one of five Singaporean digital banks set up after a 2019 ruling that empowered the monetary authority to issue stand-alone digital banking licenses. — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026

Fiserv is trying to stabilize two major operating divisions, modernize its technology, protect Clover, repair its banking franchise, and decide which assets still belong inside the company. — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1660, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for banking

• blanking
• clanking
• cranking
• flanking
• franking
• planking
• ranking
• spanking
• thanking
• yanking
• nonbanking

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