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By surface analysis, land + banking, or, by surface analysis, landbank + -ing.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: The practice (by house-building firms or investment firms) of holding areas of land in reserve rather than immediately developing, redeveloping, or selling them. Full definition →
By surface analysis, land + banking, or, by surface analysis, landbank + -ing.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.