I. noun
( -s )
Etymology: from gerund of bank (V)
: the business of a bank, originally restricted to money changing and now devoted to taking money on deposit subject to check or draft, loaning money and credit (as by discounting notes and bills), issuing drafts, and any other associated form of general dealing in money or credit
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: from gerund of bank (II)
1.
a. : the construction of embankments
b. : bank I 2a : embankment
2. : fishing on the banks of Newfoundland