Etymology

debank

de·bank
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Today it means: To deprive a person or organization of banking services, especially for political reasons. Full definition →

First used 2020s
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The story

From de- + bank, partly (sense 1) by analogy with deplatform.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 2020s To deprive a person or organization of banking services, especially for political reasons.
  • from 1980s To cease or cause to stop operating as a bank.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.