deposit
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verb \di-ˈpä-zət\de·pos·it·ed \-ˈpä-zə-təd, -ˈpäz-təd\ de·pos·it·ing \-ˈpä-zə-tiŋ, -ˈpäz-tiŋ\
Definition of DEPOSIT
transitive verb
1
: to place especially for safekeeping or as a pledge; especially : to put in a bank
2
a : to lay down : place b : to let fall (as sediment)
intransitive verb
: to become deposited
— de·pos·i·tor \-ˈpä-zə-tər, -ˈpäz-tər\ noun
See Examples of DEPOSIT
- Your paycheck will be automatically deposited into your account.
- I deposited over $3,000 this afternoon.
- Please deposit your things in your room and return to the hotel lobby.
- The taxi deposited us at the train station.
- layers of mud deposited by flood waters
Origin of DEPOSIT
Latin depositus, past participle of deponere
First Known Use: 1624
2deposit
nounDefinition of DEPOSIT
1
: the state of being deposited
2
: something placed for safekeeping: as a : money deposited in a bank b : money given as a pledge or down payment
3
: a place of deposit : depository
4
: an act of depositing
5
a : something laid down; especially : matter deposited by a natural process b : a natural accumulation (as of iron ore, coal, or gas)
Examples of DEPOSIT
- Our records show that she made a large deposit to her account earlier in the month.
- If you return that empty soda can, you'll get back the five-cent deposit you paid when you bought the soda.
- The rental car company requires a deposit for drivers under the age of 25.
- a deposit of mud left by the flood
- He had surgery to remove calcium deposits from his knee.
- the buildup of fat deposits in the arteries
- Their company has discovered new oil deposits below the ocean floor.
First Known Use of DEPOSIT
1621
Related to DEPOSIT
- Synonyms
- deposition, dregs, grounds, precipitate, sediment, settlings
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