banking

verb

Definition of bankingnext
present participle of bank
1
as in piling
to form into a pile or ridge of earth banked sand into little mounds on the beach

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2
as in depositing
to put in an account she always banks half of her paycheck

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Recent Examples of banking Entrepreneurs from banking, AI delivery and telecoms will talk about future opportunities. — Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026 The winner in banking AI will not be the vendor that started first. — Ravi Nemalikanti, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026 The Vikings’ defense is banking heavily on defensive coordinator Brian Flores, the scheme’s ability to create chaos and a bevy of young players at all spots. — The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 Ariel Atkins cut the deficit to 90-87 after banking in a three-pointer with 22 seconds remaining, but the Mercury made their free throws and pressured the Sparks’ offense. — Jordan Puente, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026 North Koreans are banking, getting makeup tutorials and using period trackers on their phones. — Michelle Ye Hee Lee, Washington Post, 26 July 2026 Video shared on social media shows one of the team's F/A-18E/F Super Hornets making an unusually low pass over the shoreline before banking away over the Gulf. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 16 July 2026 Rather than seek user consent, X merely updated its terms, advocates said, seemingly banking its AI business on users not reading about updates. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for banking
  1. piling
  2. depositing
  3. stacking
Verb
  • After defeating Savannah State 87-0 while setting a program record for points, and piling up 627 yards of offense, the bulldogs rushed for 423 yards, converted eight of 10 third downs and scored on all 11 trips into the red zone.
    — D’Joumbarey A. Moreau, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026
  • At the same time, waste is still piling up and resale’s environmental footprint is rising.
    — Bella Webb, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of piling
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  • The color itself lasts all day—depositing flawless color wherever it’s placed.
    — Laura Sandroni, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Covering gray means depositing enough pigment to make white or silver strands disappear into one uniform color.
    — Casey DelBasso, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of depositing
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  • The paper argues against concerns that stacking logic circuits vertically would create a thermal bottleneck that could prevent the technology from being used in high-performance mobile processors.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Keep scrolling to discover more Yeti products marked down at Amazon, including this now-$20 stacking lowball cup that easily fits inside a hiking backpack.
    — Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of stacking

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“Banking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banking. Accessed 9 Sep. 2026.

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