banking

1 of 2

noun

bank·​ing ˈbaŋ-kiŋ 

: the business of a bank or a banker

banking

2 of 2

present participle of bank entry 2, bank entry 4

Examples of banking in a Sentence

Noun

They are both in banking.

He chose banking as a career.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The Swiss banking and asset management giant saw strong net inflows into its global wealth management business. — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026

These large language models have entered our lives and become ubiquitous in such a short period of time, oozing their way into banking apps, email inboxes, online shopping, Zoom calls, search engines. — Sam Kestenbaum, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026

Never reuse a password from your email, banking or other important accounts. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Several other companies, including Microsoft and Dell in the tech sector and JPMorgan Chase in banking, have launched initiatives to change conventional interviews as well as recruit and support neurodivergent people. — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

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