unbank
Synonym of debankSynonym of debank
» Cashless transactions are convenient, but we still need traditional payment methods in order to serve the unbanked.
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3 sensesSynonym of debank
(transitive)To remove a bank (slope) or barrier from; to open by, or as if by, the removal of a bank.
(transitive)To make (a fire) burn up by raking off the ashes from the top, opening draughts, etc.
Examples
4 sentencesCashless transactions are convenient, but we still need traditional payment methods in order to serve the unbanked.
The vast majority of Algerians are unbanked.
Millions of Algerians are unbanked.
Earlier this year, the World Bank reported that seventy-five percent of the world’s poor are “unbanked.”
Origin
From un- + bank (“a financial institution”). From un- + bank (“embankment”).From un- + bank (“a financial institution”).
From un- + bank (“embankment”).
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Forms
unbanks, unbanking, unbanked, unbankedSynonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle