deposit

[ dih-poz-it ]

/ dɪˈpɒz ɪt /

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verb (used with object)

to place for safekeeping or in trust, especially in a bank account: He deposited his paycheck every Friday.

to give as security or in part payment.

to deliver and leave (an item): Please deposit your returned books with the librarian.

to insert (a coin) in a coin-operated device: Deposit a quarter and push the button.

to put, place, or set down, especially carefully or exactly: She deposited the baby in the crib.

to lay or throw down by a natural process; precipitate: The river deposited soil at its mouth.

verb (used without object)

to be placed, inserted, precipitated, left for safekeeping, given as security or in partial payment, etc.

noun

money placed in a bank account or an instance of placing money in a bank account.

anything given as security or in part payment: The boy returned the bottle and got his five-cent deposit back. They made a deposit on the house and signed a ten-year mortgage.

anything laid away or entrusted to another for safekeeping: A large deposit of jewels was stolen from the hotel safe.

a place for safekeeping; depository.

something precipitated, delivered and left, or thrown down, as by a natural process: a deposit of soil.

the natural sediment of wine in a bottle.

a coating of metal deposited on something, usually by an electric current.

a natural accumulation or occurrence, especially of oil or ore: a mountain range with many rich deposits of gold.

Origin of deposit

1615–25; < Latin dēpositus laid down, past participle of dēpōnere; see depone

SYNONYMS FOR deposit

1 bank, save, store.

15 lode, vein, pocket.

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OTHER WORDS FROM deposit

pre·de·pos·it, noun, verb re·de·pos·it, verb, noun sub·de·pos·it, noun su·per·de·pos·it, noun

un·de·pos·it·ed, adjective

Words nearby deposit

deportation, deportee, deportment, deposal, depose, deposit, deposit account, deposit money, deposit slip, depositary, deposition

Example sentences from the Web for deposit

We will not sit on the sidelines and deposit our fate in the hands of others.

Why You Should Blame Iran For The Gaza Conflict |Naftali Bennett |July 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Or, “Only to the end of this month: deposit a separatist and get up to 12 percent interest.”

Ukraine’s Billionaire Bounty-Hunting Club |Oleg Shynkarenko |April 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
According to Afghan government regulations, no one has the right to deposit public money into a personal account.

Afghanistan’s Million Dollar Minister |Ron Moreau, Sami Yousafzai |September 8, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Eurozone leaders are ignoring these basic tenets of deposit insurance.

The Resolution of the Cyprus Banking Collapse Paves the Way for More Crises |Robert Shapiro |April 1, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

In short, they threw away the EU pledge of deposit insurance, which is the last defense against nationwide bank runs.

The Resolution of the Cyprus Banking Collapse Paves the Way for More Crises |Robert Shapiro |April 1, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Collateral bonds are secured by the deposit of collateral security.

Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration, v. 4 |Various
In the eye of the banker, and of the customer, and of the law, it is a deposit.

A Simple Explanation of Modern Banking Customs |Humphrey Robinson
The deposit of each year may acquire some degree of consistency before that of the succeeding year is superimposed.

Principles of Geology |Charles Lyell
A female may deposit as many as four batches in her life time.

Handbook of Medical Entomology |William Albert Riley
In his experience he had found that all instruments will occasionally fail to dislodge the deposit.

Scientific American Supplement, No. 358, November 11, 1882 |Various

British Dictionary definitions for deposit

deposit

/ (dɪˈpɒzɪt) /

verb (tr)

to put or set down, esp carefully or in a proper place; place

to entrust for safekeeping; consign

to place (money) in a bank or similar institution in order to earn interest or for safekeeping

to give (money) in part payment or as security

to lay down naturally; cause to settle the river deposits silt

noun

an instance of entrusting money or valuables to a bank or similar institution
the money or valuables so entrusted

money given in part payment or as security, as when goods are bought on hire-purchase See also down payment

a consideration, esp money, given temporarily as security against loss of or damage to something borrowed or hired

an accumulation of sediments, mineral ores, coal, etc

any deposited material, such as a sediment or a precipitate that has settled out of solution

a coating produced on a surface, esp a layer of metal formed by electrolysis

a depository or storehouse

on deposit payable as the first instalment, as when buying on hire-purchase

Word Origin for deposit

C17: from Medieval Latin dēpositāre, from Latin dēpositus put down

Medical definitions for deposit

deposit

[ dĭ-pŏz′ĭt ]

v.

To lay down or leave behind by a natural process.

To become deposited; settle.

n.

An accumulation of organic or inorganic material, such as a lipid, in a body tissue, structure, or fluid.

A sediment or precipitate that has settled out of a solution.

Scientific definitions for deposit

deposit

[ dĭ-pŏz′ĭt ]

An accumulation or layer of solid material, either consolidated or unconsolidated, left or laid down by a natural process. Deposits include sediments left by water, wind, ice, gravity, volcanic activity, or other agents. A layer of coal formed over many years through the decomposition of plant material is also a deposit.

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