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banking Definition

bank·ing (-iŋ)

noun

  1. the business of operating a bank
  2. any transaction with a bank involving one's checking account, savings account, etc.
banking Synonyms

banking

n.

investment, trading, funding, moneylending, usury, brokerage, speculation; see also business 1.

banking Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • include: Universal banks offer the full range of banking services, often including retail banking.
  • offer: Coddan offers internet offshore banking with online offshore bank accounts opening services in the best offshore tax havens in the world.

Adjective modifier

  • offshore: Coddan offers internet offshore banking with online offshore bank accounts opening services in the best offshore tax havens in the world.
  • fractional: Fractional reserve banking has, since the outset of western industrialization, initiated production for the purpose of trade and exchange.
  • retail: To grease the wheels for change, the director for retail banking threw his support behind the initiative.
  • Islamic: Without profit sharing an Islamic banking makes direct investment and equity financing a must.
  • internet: Coddan offers internet offshore banking with online offshore bank accounts opening services in the best offshore tax havens in the world.
  • online: OnLine Banking: Sign up for OnLine Banking.. .

Modifies a noun

  • secrecy: There is very high standards of banking secrecy adopted in Latvia.
  • supervision: He added that the role of the banking supervision department was strengthened in 2002.
  • transaction: Most online banking transactions however are now secured by SSL using 128 encryption.
  • sector: Indian banking sector: Placing a ceiling of 15 per cent for assets of foreign banks in the total assets of the banking system.
  • industry: Rodney has been in the banking industry for more than 20 years.
  • crisis: Financial crises During the 1970s, the Bank played a key role during several banking crises.

Noun used with modifier

  • investment: He gave the investment banking game away earlier than I did â more sense than myself I believe.
  • Internet: I've been using their internet banking service very happily from various browsers on Linux.
  • cord: Thus the introduction of cord blood banking in Sweden merits consideration.
  • merchant: Sir David Scholey will step down as chairman of Close Brothers at the merchant banking group's October AGM.
  • telephone: Customers also have access to 24-hour telephone banking or by logging on to NatWest Online Banking.
  • smile: Session Log A screen you can access showing all the requests you've made during your current visit to smile banking.
banking Quotes

Banking is a branch of the information business.

—Wriston,Walter Bigelow

Our banking system grew byaccident; and wherever something happens byaccident, it becomes a religion.

—Wriston,Walter Bigelow