Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Banking"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bank \Bank\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Banked}(b[a^][ng]kt); p. pr. &
vb. n. {Banking}.]
1. To raise a mound or dike about; to inclose, defend, or
fortify with a bank; to embank. ``Banked well with
earth.'' --Holland.
2. To heap or pile up; as, to bank sand.
3. To pass by the banks of. [Obs.] --Shak.
{To bank a fire}, {To bank up a fire}, to cover the coals or
embers with ashes or cinders, thus keeping the fire low
but alive.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Banking \Bank"ing\, n.
The business of a bank or of a banker.
{Banking house}, an establishment or office in which, or a
firm by whom, banking is done.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
banking
n 1: engaging in the business of banking
2: transacting business with a bank
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