banking
pronunciation
How to pronounce banking in British English:
UK [ˈbæŋkɪŋ]
How to pronounce banking in American English:
US [ˈbæŋkɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- engaging in the business of banking; maintaining savings and checking accounts and issuing loans and credit etc.
- transacting business with a bank; depositing or withdrawing funds or requesting a loan etc.
Word Origin
- banking (n.)
- "business of a banker," 1735, verbal noun from bank (v).
Example
- 1. Moral hazard is not restricted to banking .
- 2. Much of traditional banking is quite boring .
- 3. That 's what banking crises are all about .
- 4. Burberry and mulberry are still banking fat profits , just slightly lower than previously expected .
- 5. Banking is rudimentary at best .