deposit

²deposit

noun

Definition 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

1. Our records show that she made a large deposit to her account earlier in the month.
2. If you return that empty soda can, you'll get back the five-cent deposit you paid when you bought the soda.
3. The rental car company requires a deposit for drivers under the age of 25.
4. a deposit of mud left by the flood
5. He had surgery to remove calcium deposits from his knee.
6. the buildup of fat deposits in the arteries
7. 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

Related Words: lees; ooze, silt, sludge; dross, slag, waste

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Rhymes with DEPOSIT

composite, reposit