# banked

Pronunciation: say "BANGKT" /bæŋkt/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of bank. — simple past and past participle of bank
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of bank. Use this form for something that already happened.
   - _He banked his earnings at the end of each month._
   - _Once she had banked the prize money, she paid off her loans._

## Adjective

2. Of a check, having been deposited into a bank account.
   - Simple: Describing a check that has been paid into a bank account.
   - _The banked check cleared after three business days._
   - _She kept a record of every banked payment in her ledger._
3. Piled up high into a heap or mass.
   - Simple: Piled up into a high heap or mound.
   - _Banked snowdrifts blocked the mountain pass for days._
   - _Workers cleared the banked rubble from the collapsed wall._
4. Of a person or household, having access to and use of a bank or banking services.
   - Simple: Having a bank account or being able to use a bank.
   - _Fully banked families relied far less on payday lenders._
   - _The program aimed to make low-income communities banked within a decade._
5. Having a bank or arranged in one or more rows or tiers.
   - Simple: Made up of rows, or set out in one or more rows.
   - _The mixing console had banked channels stacked in neat rows._
   - _Old telephone exchanges relied on banked relays arranged side by side._

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