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.
Recent Examples on the Web According to three sources, some vendors of the show have been solicited for invoices, which included requests for personal banking information. Matt Donnelly, Variety, 5 Apr. 2024 The upper chamber may also move forward with cannabis banking legislation or a TikTok bill, after the House approved the measure that could lead to a ban on the video-sharing app in the U.S. last month. Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2024 Back in 1933, banking scion William Avery Rockefeller built the Point Resort as a private retreat for his family in the Adirondacks in Upstate New York. Linda Laban, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2024 Switzerland is accelerating efforts to reform its banking regulations a year after the collapse of Credit Suisse — and handing more power to those who will enforce them. Bastian Benrath, Fortune Europe, 4 Apr. 2024 Burrell’s $56 million dispute with First Western has proven more contentious than his other banking quarrels. Justin Wingerter, The Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2024 The banker is known for picking up distressed banking assets and making a great sum of money during the Great Recession. Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2024 Tokiko Shimizu, an assistant governor at the Bank of Japan, is one of those who sees the ending of the negative rate regime as symbolic of Japan turning a corner—even if the rate increase is tiny by international banking standards. Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 1 Apr. 2024 The second-largest banking institution in the U.S.—behind JPMorgan Chase—isn’t alone in positively reassessing its forecast. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1660, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of banking was in 1660

Dictionary Entries Near banking

Cite this Entry

“Banking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/banking. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.

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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