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 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
  • Living shorelines, such as those along the Orange and San Diego county coasts, involve piling sand atop boulders or smaller stones and covering the berms with vegetation.
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Security concerns surrounding Meta’s smart glasses just keep piling up.
    — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 16 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
Verb
  • Rather than cram more transistors onto a single layer of silicon, Huawei is stacking chips in three dimensions.
    — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
  • And since Tampa Bay couldn’t make the playoffs last season despite a red-hot start, Bowles needs to start stacking wins.
    — Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of stacking

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“Banking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banking. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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