bancario

banking

adjective bahn-KAH-ryoh Less Common

Also means

bank (attributive)

Usage Note

Bancario is the attributive adjective for anything relating to a bank or the banking sector: cuenta bancaria (bank account), sector bancario (banking sector), transferencia bancaria (bank transfer). It always follows the noun it modifies. The noun form of 'bank' is banco (also a bench) or entidad bancaria in formal language.

Examples

"Necesito hacer una transferencia bancaria urgente."

Natural Translation

I need to make an urgent bank transfer.

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