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banking

/bæŋkɪŋ/
/ˈbeɪŋkɪŋ/
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Other forms: bankings

Definitions of banking
  1. noun
    engaging in the business of keeping money for savings and checking accounts or for exchange or for issuing loans and credit etc.
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    type of:
    finance
    the management of money and credit and banking and investments
  2. noun
    transacting business with a bank; depositing or withdrawing funds or requesting a loan etc.
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    types:
    home banking
    banking in which transactions are conducted by means of electronic communication (via telephone or computer)
    type of:
    finance
    the commercial activity of providing funds and capital
Pronunciation
US
/bæŋkɪŋ/
UK
/ˈbeɪŋkɪŋ/
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