Synonyms of banking

banking

verb

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• piling
• stacking
• mounding
• gathering
• collecting
• pyramiding
• clumping
• hilling
• accumulating
• assembling
• grouping
• lumping
• embanking
• bundling
• heaping
• massing
• bunching
• wadding
• amassing
• conglomerating

2

as in depositing

to put in an account

she always banks half of her paycheck

Synonyms & Similar Words

• depositing
• saving
• hoarding
• storing
• stashing
• reserving
• stowing
• caching
• investing
• salting away
• squirreling (away)
• laying away

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• withdrawing
• removing
• paying
• spending
• giving
• taking out
• disbursing
• laying out
• expending

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of banking

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

Rather than banking the unexpected gain, CEO Tarang Amin said the company intends to reinvest virtually all of it into making its brands more competitive. — Mark Faithfull, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Michigan is banking that new offensive coordinator Jason Beck can unlock the potential that made Underwood such a coveted recruit. — The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 31 July 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

With high interest rates that outpace inflation, a structure that will allow savers to maintain a flexible approach and a seamless transition for those already banking online, this can be the right account at the right time. — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 11 June 2026