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Online banking lets people check accounts at home.
What does Banking mean?
Banking means services related to money in banks.
Dictionary definition
The work and services of keeping, lending, and moving money through a bank.
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Banking in a sentence
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The lesson explained how banking helps people save and transfer money.
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Modern banking uses secure systems to move money between people, stores, and companies.
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What does banking mean?
Banking means services related to money in banks.
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Which word or phrase is closest in meaning to banking?
Financial services is closest because it connects to this meaning: Banking means services related to money in banks.
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Which word or phrase is a useful contrast to banking?
Barter is a useful contrast because banking means: Banking means services related to money in banks.
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MeaningBanking means services related to money in banks.
ExampleExample: Online banking lets people check accounts at home.
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- bank · ing
- Strongest beat
- bank
- Ending
- ing
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Synonyms
Words like Banking
financial servicesServices that manage money.
money managementKeeping, moving, or planning the use of money.
Antonyms
Opposite words
barterTrading goods without using bank money.
cash-only tradeA transaction without banking services.
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Word family
Banking word family
Base word
banking
noun
bank
A place or business that manages money.
noun
banker
A person who works in banking.
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Banking means services related to money in banks.
Common mix-up
Banking is not the same as barter. It means banking means services related to money in banks.
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Read this model sentence: The lesson explained how banking helps people save and transfer money. Clue words: money, lesson, explained. Underline clue words that show why banking fits instead of barter. Now write one new sentence that shows banking without using the word banking. Ask: Does my sentence clearly show banking?
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Ask students to explain this model sentence: "The lesson explained how banking helps people save and transfer money." Why does banking fit better than barter?
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