n. The act of raising a mound or bank, or of inclosing with a bank.n. The bank or mound raised; anything piled up to serve as a bank, as a raised edging of wax on a plate that is to be treated with acids for etching.n. A general term for fishing as practised on the banks of Newfoundland.n. In coal-mining, the sorting or loading of coals “at bank,” or at the mouth of the shaft.n. The business or employment of a banker; the business carried on by a bank.Pertaining to or conducted by a bank: as, banking operations.