banking

verb

Definition of bankingnext
present participle of bank
1
as in piling
to form into a pile or ridge of earth banked sand into little mounds on the beach

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2
as in depositing
to put in an account she always banks half of her paycheck

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Recent Examples of banking Of course, less favorable time zones almost guarantee lower viewership for at least the next couple World Cups, but FIFA is nonetheless banking that this year’s event will juice interest stateside in four years time. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026 First, the technology companies banking their futures on AI are also keen on a revival of nuclear power to provide the electricity for all those data centers. — Andrew Moseman, IEEE Spectrum, 8 Oct. 2026 To help finance Fernandez-Pardo, Newcastle opted to send Nick Woltemade to Juventus temporarily, banking a loan fee and ensuring much of his wage packet was covered. — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 Entrepreneurs from banking, AI delivery and telecoms will talk about future opportunities. — Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026 The winner in banking AI will not be the vendor that started first. — Ravi Nemalikanti, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Ariel Atkins cut the deficit to 90-87 after banking in a three-pointer with 22 seconds remaining, but the Mercury made their free throws and pressured the Sparks’ offense. — Jordan Puente, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026 North Koreans are banking, getting makeup tutorials and using period trackers on their phones. — Michelle Ye Hee Lee, Washington Post, 26 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for banking
  1. piling
  2. depositing
  3. stacking
Verb
  • Rather than piling billions of dollars into the frontier model arms race, Amazon's focus has been on AI solutions that enhance its own, proven, money-making offerings.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026
  • But Oracle’s investors are not happy with this piling debt load.
    — Adrian Ma, NPR, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of piling
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  • But the tireless churn of his storytelling, picking up and depositing little clues of what came before, is the mark of an auteur who has barely scratched the surface of his prowess.
    — Matthew Ritchie, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Beaches typically go through a seasonal cycle with powerful winter waves dragging sand out to sea and more mild summer waves depositing the sand back onshore.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of depositing
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  • Because the mesh is extremely thin and flexible, the researchers suggest stacking multiple layers to increase the total electricity generated without substantially increasing the device's bulk.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Building guitar chords by playing one note and then stacking another note separately.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of stacking

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“Banking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banking. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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