banking

Pluralbankings (some meanings)

1. 1
   noununcountable

   The business of running a bank and looking after people's money.

   Banking is one of the oldest businesses in the world.

   New rules made banking safer after the financial crisis.

2. 2
   noununcountable

   The job of working in a bank and helping people with their money.

   He chose banking as a steady, well-paid career.

   After years in banking, she retired to the coast.

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3. 3
   verb

   Present participle of bank. Use this -ing form for an action happening right now.

   She is banking the money she earned this summer.

   They are banking with a new company this year.

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4. 4
   noununcountable

   The kind of finance work that helps big companies raise money and buy other companies.

   Like a helper that finds money for big companies, the way an agent finds buyers for a house.

   She works in banking, helping big companies sell shares to raise money.

   A job in banking like his means putting together huge company deals.

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5. 5
   noununcountable

   The way a plane leans to one side while making a turn.

   Like leaning your bike to one side when you turn a corner.

   The plane's banking made some passengers feel uneasy.

   Sharp banking helped the jet turn quickly.

   Similartilting, rolling

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6. 6
   noununcountable

   Helping a train climb a steep hill by pushing it with an extra engine at the back.

   Like a friend pushing your car from behind to help it up a steep hill.

   Banking got the heavy coal train safely over the hill.

   Without banking, the engine could not climb the steep track.

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7. 7
   nouncountable or uncountable

   A small part inside a clock or watch that stops it from shaking.

   Like a small stopper that keeps a door from swinging too far open.

   The banking keeps the tiny parts of the watch from rattling.

   Without banking, the clock's lever would swing too far.

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