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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The includes the open banking rule, which has generally been well received by fintech players but opposed by traditional banks. CFPB finalized the rule at the end of 2024, with large depository institutions required to comply by April 2026. Lucinda Shen, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025 Financial and banking groups are pushing for changes. Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025 Affirm, which pioneered the buy now, pay later business (BNPL), has partnered with FIS in a deal that will allow the fintech company to offer the pay-over-time service to its banking clients and their millions of individual customers. Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2025 Morgan began his banking career at Dominick & Dominick before moving to Smith Barney, now part of Morgan Stanley’s Wealth Management. Victoria Edel, People.com, 8 Feb. 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

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