banked

verb

past tense of bank
1
as in piled
to form into a pile or ridge of earth banked sand into little mounds on the beach

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2
as in deposited
to put in an account she always banks half of her paycheck

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Recent Examples of banked Starting with Iron Man in 2008, Feige had produced more than three dozen of its films that have combined to gross north of $32 billion worldwide — 11 of which have banked $1 billion-plus on their own. — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 14 July 2026 When your customers can't get banked anywhere else, the back-office cost becomes the moat. — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 The plane banked to the left after takeoff and crashed less than a minute later near houses, according to the flight tracking service Flightradar24. — Antonin Utz, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026 For longtime customer Nita Lynch, who has banked with FirstBank since 1975, the merger has meant spending hours updating routing numbers, retirement accounts and automatic payments. — Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 24 June 2026 Pitman allowed advertising and ultimately banked a quarter of a million dollars, supplementing his repo income. — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 22 June 2026 The missile flew northeast and then banked and began flying in loops for hours over the barren, frozen landscape. — Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 18 June 2026 The FPCs have to file financial statements which shine a spotlight on everything from the headcount and social security payments of the staff to the amount of reimbursement banked by the studio and the total cost of the production. — Christian Sylt, Fortune, 17 June 2026 Astier banked in a halfcourt shot just before the halftime buzzer to give New York a 51-44 lead. — ABC News, 11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for banked
  1. piled
  2. deposited
  3. stacked
  4. mounded
Verb
  • Burgers can come simple, adorned with just a smear of mustard or mayo and maybe a leaf of lettuce, or piled high with pickles, tomatoes, shredded lettuce, bacon and even an onion ring.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
  • The menu makes its way around Italy with dishes like gambero rosso carpaccio finished with caviar and espelette chili, Pomodori della Nonna piled high with peak-season tomatoes, and tagliolini tossed with king crab in a bright citrus bisque.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 July 2026
Definition of piled
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  • Eligible sources include paychecks, pensions, Social Security and other income electronically deposited by an employer or outside agency.
    — Dan Avery, CNBC, 15 July 2026
  • At least $290 million was deposited in its accounts at various financial institutions in the United States, including Bank of America, Citibank and JPMorgan Chase, a Herald analysis of banking records found.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
Definition of deposited
Verb
  • Still, the game’s result seemed minuscule when stacked against Alfonso’s personal tragedy and the earthquake’s destruction in Venezuela.
    — Liana Handler Follow, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • The odds of making MLB are always long, but are stacked even higher against players like this.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026
Definition of stacked
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  • The uniform mounded shape and purple hues of the flower spikes, along with the contrasting silvery foliage, add attractive structure and framing along the edges of paved walkways.
    — Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 22 June 2026
  • Kent mounded up soil the couple bought from GreatSoil to create some elevation.
    — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2026
Definition of mounded

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