nonbanking

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adjective

Outside of banking.

“The nonbanking activities of banks are strictly regulated.”

OriginEnglish banking ← Middle English non- ← Old English nān- →
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Meanings

adjectivenonbanking (not comparable)

alternative non-banking

  1. not comparablebusinessOutside of banking.

    The nonbanking activities of banks are strictly regulated.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Germanic*ne
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  5. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  6. Proto-Germanic*nainaz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*nain
  8. Old Englishnān
  9. Middle Englishnon
  10. Old Englishnān
  11. Old Englishnān-
  12. Middle Englishnon-
  13. Englishnon-
  14. Englishbanking
  15. Englishnonbanking

From non- + banking.

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Cite this entry
APA

nonbanking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonbanking

MLA

“nonbanking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonbanking. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonbanking,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonbanking.

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