banking

noun

bank·​ing ˈbaŋ-kiŋ How to pronounce banking (audio)
: the business of a bank or a banker

Examples of banking in a Sentence

They are both in banking. He chose banking as a career.
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For those who file by the proper deadline, the money will be sent either by paper check or deposited using the banking information taxpayers used on their 2024 tax returns. Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025 On Friday, investment banking peer Morgan Stanle y indicated its pipeline has not meaningfully changed since the start of the year. Kevin Stankiewicz,matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2025 Walking through the pedestrian tunnel provides an exhilarating view of the famed venue in the Tennessee mountains, but its 28-degree banking can only be summed up by the experience. Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 12 Apr. 2025 Just in: JPMorgan Chase reported gains in its core consumer lending, investment banking and trading businesses for the first quarter. Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for banking

Word History

First Known Use

1660, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of banking was in 1660

Cite this Entry

“Banking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/banking. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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

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