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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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