banking
noun
Simple meaning
Transacting business with a bank.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
bangkingSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈbæŋkɪŋ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
Transacting business with a bank; depositing or withdrawing funds or requesting a loan etc.
The business of managing a bank.
The occupation of managing or working in a bank.
finance
Investment banking.
A mechanical component to prevent vibration in a timepiece, etc.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Transacting business with a bank; depositing or withdrawing funds or requesting a loan etc.
Used this way, banking is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in business or professional and finance or economics contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Business/professional
- Finance/economics
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use banking
- “Online banking makes it easy to manage my money from home.”noun
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