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banking

/ˈbæŋkɪŋ/ noun A2
  1. The business of managing a bank. (countable, uncountable)
  2. The occupation of managing or working in a bank. (countable, uncountable)
  3. Investment banking. (countable, uncountable) · She became an analyst in banking after graduation, choosing that career path over sales and trading.
  4. A horizontal turn. (countable, uncountable)
  5. A mechanical component to prevent vibration in a timepiece, etc. (countable, uncountable)
  6. The practice of assisting a train up a steep incline (called a bank) with another locomotive at the rear. (countable, uncountable)

Plural bankings

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“And you’ll probably find that your creditors will impound the banking account of Mr.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 67 · C1
I have no doubt that he has twenty banking accounts; the bulk of his fortune abroad in the Deutsche Bank or the Crédit Lyonnais as likely as not.
The Valley of Fear, p. 17 · C1
“Nay,” answered Monte Cristo, with the most gentlemanly air, “’tis not for such trifling sums as these that your banking house is to be incommoded.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 479 · C1
“I suppose you know he has an order for unlimited credit on the baron’s banking establishment?”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 551 · C1

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