banked

Banked is the past tense and past participle of the verb bank, and it is used in several domains to describe something that has been deposited, stored, or inclined. In a general sense, it denotes accumulation or tilting a surface.

In finance and accounting, to bank money means to deposit it in a bank or otherwise set it aside as funds. Banked funds are assets kept for future use. The term also appears in phrases such as banked hours or banked overtime, referring to time that has been earned and stored for later use or compensation.

In aviation and transportation, to bank a vehicle or aircraft is to tilt its wings or sides toward the inside of a turn. Banked turns are common in flight and in racing, where the track surface may be angled to aid turning. Banked surfaces are engineered on roads and rails in some curves to reduce the effort required to negotiate a bend.

In fire management, to bank a fire means to cover embers with ash or other insulating material to preserve heat and slow combustion for later use.

In sports and games, banked describes shots that credit off a cushion or bank, such as banked shots in billiards, or the use of banked curves and surfaces in racing and skateboarding.

The term also appears in compound forms, such as banked funds or banked hours, to indicate that the quantity is stored rather than immediately expended.