debank
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debank
- /di(ː)ˈbæŋk/
- /dəˈbæŋk/
- /di(ː)ˈbeɪ̯ŋk/
- /dəˈbeɪ̯ŋk/
Rhymes with -æŋk
Where it comes from
From de- + bank, partly (sense 1) by analogy with deplatform.
verb debanks · debanking · debanked · de-bank
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To deprive a person or organization of banking services, especially for political reasons.
Ms Juric said as well as debanking her business, banks had also debanked her personal accounts and the accounts of people she was related to or lived with.
Similar: unbank
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To cease or cause to stop operating as a bank.
Oil Company of Texas [was] a company with which the Board had been feuding for two years over its efforts to “debank” its subsidiary bank by purporting to abandon demand deposit-taking.
Similar: unbank
Talk about this word "debank." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/debank. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. debank. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/debank "debank." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/debank.Cite this
@misc{debank_2026,
title = {debank},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/debank},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
