banking
noun
bank·ing
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Definition of banking
: 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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Although digital banking has been around for years, Elman said people are still getting used to relying on phones for transactions. — Ahiza Garcia, CNN, "Banking has a problem: It's still easier to talk about sex than money," 5 Sep. 2019 Locksley is banking on improved quarterback depth to make the Terps offense more productive and transfer Josh Jackson certainly took advantage of his golden opportunity to make a great first impression with four touchdown passes in the first half. — Peter Schmuck, baltimoresun.com, "Schmuck: Terps overwhelm Howard, pay coincidental tribute to Jordan McNair by putting his No. 79 on scoreboard," 1 Sep. 2019 Black people today have more college debt, less access to banking services and lower pay than their white counterparts. — Irina Ivanova, CBS News, "If black families were as rich as white ones, U.S. economy would be $1.5 trillion bigger," 15 Aug. 2019 The deal would mean the end to the Mutual of Omaha’s foray into the banking sector, initiated in 2007. — BostonGlobe.com, "GE CEO buys $3m in company stock," 14 Aug. 2019 In the Indian case, the insufficiency of domestic investment was worsened by problems in the banking sector, which was saddled with high ratios of non-performing loans. — Jayati Ghosh, Quartz India, "While India was busy celebrating its “ease of doing business” ranking, its real economy tanked," 5 Aug. 2019 But banking on Pakistan to deliver its proxies is like inviting the Taliban to take Kabul. — Trudy Rubin, The Mercury News, "Trudy Rubin: Trump heading for the exits in Afghanistan," 2 Aug. 2019 Some credit card companies and banking services (like Mint) also offer credit monitoring services. — oregonlive, "An Equifax hack settlement offers a $125 payout. The truth is more complicated.," 27 July 2019 Lifetime is banking that the success of their Surviving R. Kelly docuseries can be replicated after it was announced that the network was pursuing a follow-up to the Emmy nominated doc. — Paula Rogo, Essence, "'Surviving R Kelly: The Aftermath' Documentary In The Works At Lifetime," 24 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'banking.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for banking
banking
noun
English Language Learners Definition of banking
: the business of operating a bank
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banking
noun
bank·ing
| \ ˈbaŋ-kiŋ\
Kids Definition of banking
: the business of a bank or banker
banking
noun
bank·ing
| \ ˈbaŋ-kiŋ\
Legal Definition of banking
: the business of a bank or banker
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