Kilo Lingo

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feminine

/ˈbaŋka/

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Translation

banking, bench

Word origin

From Italian banca ('bench, money-changer's table'), from a Germanic root meaning 'bench'. The same source gives English 'bank' and 'bench'.

Origin
Germanic
Root
banca
English cognates
bank, bench

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralbancas

Examples

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The private banking sector earned a lot of money this year.

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She has worked in banking for twenty years.

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We sat on a park bench to rest.

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The crisis affected the whole banking sector of the country.

¿ electrónica ?

Do you trust electronic banking for your payments?

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This word is part of lesson 90.