shadow banking

noun

Bank-like activities that are not subject to existing bank regulation.

Meanings

nounshadow banking (uncountable)
  1. derogatoryuncountablebankingBank-like activities that are not subject to existing bank regulation.

Origin

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APA

shadow banking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shadow%20banking

MLA

“shadow banking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shadow%20banking. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shadow banking,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shadow%20banking.

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