Main Entry: ¹de·pos·it

Pronunciation: \di-ˈpä-zət\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): de·pos·it·ed \-ˈpä-zə-təd, -ˈpäz-təd\; de·pos·it·ing \-ˈpä-zə-tiŋ, -ˈpäz-tiŋ\

Etymology: Latin depositus, past participle of deponere

Date: 1624

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