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

Hollywood is banking that the Greek epic is as popular as ever. — Theodore McDarrah, Forbes.com, 17 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

But the Nationals are banking that Susana’s sturdy 6-foot-6 frame and athleticism can handle the stress that sitting triple-digits puts on the body. — Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 1 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

Then, after banking as neatly as a flight of fighter planes, the flock of 20 mallards splashed down just out of range of our shotguns. — Anton Money, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026

New York was the state with the second-highest number of brunch spots on the list, banking 12 winners. — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2026

The Royals made additions but opted for tweaks more than overhauls, banking much of their season on internal improvement. — Sam McDowell May 22, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026