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shadow banking

shadow banking noun: bank-like activities that are not subject to existing bank regulation.

Noun

shadow banking (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory) Bank-like activities that are not subject to existing bank regulation.

Origin of shadow banking

From shadow banking system.

Words formed from shadow banking

Questions about shadow banking

What does shadow banking mean?
Shadow banking means bank-like activities that are not subject to existing bank regulation.
What part of speech is shadow banking?
Shadow banking is a noun.

Words near shadow banking in the dictionary

  1. shadow ban
  2. shadow band
  3. shadow bank
  4. shadow banker
  5. shadow bankers
  6. shadow banking
  7. shadow banking system
  8. shadow banking systems
  9. shadow banks
  10. shadow banned
  11. shadow banning

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