banking
[ bang-king ]
/ ˈbæŋ kɪŋ /
noun
Words nearby banking
banker's order,
bankerish,
bankers' hours,
banket,
bankhead,
banking,
banking pin,
banking principle,
bankit,
banknote,
bankroll
Definition for banking (2 of 4)
bank
1
[ bangk ]
/ bæŋk /
noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
Origin of bank
1SYNONYMS FOR bank
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shore1.
Definition for banking (3 of 4)
Origin of bank
2
1425–75; late Middle English < Middle French
banque < Italian
banca table, counter, moneychanger's table < Old High German
bank
bench
Definition for banking (4 of 4)
bank
3
[ bangk ]
/ bæŋk /
noun
verb (used with object)
to arrange in a bank: to bank the seats; to bank the lights.
Origin of bank
3Example sentences from the Web for banking
British Dictionary definitions for banking (1 of 5)
banking
1
/ (ˈbæŋkɪŋ) /
noun
the business engaged in by a bank
British Dictionary definitions for banking (2 of 5)
banking
2
/ (ˈbæŋkɪŋ) /
noun
an embankment of a river
another word for bank 2 (def. 7)
fishing on a sea bank, esp off the coast of Newfoundland
the manoeuvre causing an aircraft to bank
British Dictionary definitions for banking (3 of 5)
bank
1
/ (bæŋk) /
noun
verb
See also
bank on
Word Origin for bank
C15: probably from Italian
banca bench, moneychanger's table, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German
banc
bench
British Dictionary definitions for banking (4 of 5)
bank
2
/ (bæŋk) /
noun
verb
Word Origin for bank
C12: of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Icelandic
bakki hill, Old Danish
banke, Swedish
backe
British Dictionary definitions for banking (5 of 5)
bank
3
/ (bæŋk) /
noun
an arrangement of objects, esp similar objects, in a row or in tiers
a bank of dials
- a tier of oars in a galley
- a bench for the rowers in a galley
a grade of lightweight writing and printing paper used for airmail letters, etc
telephony
(in automatic switching) an assembly of fixed electrical contacts forming a rigid unit in a selector or similar device
verb
(tr)
to arrange in a bank
Word Origin for bank
C17: from Old French
banc bench, of Germanic origin; see
bank
1
Idioms and Phrases with banking
bank