Unbanked

adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of unbank form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Not having been banked. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Not served by a bank. not-comparable

    "It targeted the unbanked poor – "the watchmen, tomato sellers and small-scale farmers" whom Mwangi lists as typical customers – with cheap savings accounts and microloans backed by unusual guarantees."

  3. 3
    Of a train, not having the assistance of a banker (etymology 3) when climbing a steep grade (or bank). not-comparable, rare

    "However, it was recently made obvious, both that the B.R./Sulzer Type 4s can comfortably negotiate the bank without help on the normal express train formations of this route, and also that the Western Region wants to eliminate the expense of providing bankers."

Synonyms

All synonyms
debank

Example

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"Millions of Algerians are unbanked."

Etymology

From un- + bank + -ed.

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