depository

de·pos·i·to·ry

noun \di-ˈpä-zə-ˌtȯr-ē\

: a place where something is put so that is can be kept safe

plural de·pos·i·to·ries

Full Definition of DEPOSITORY

1

:  depositary 1

2

:  a place where something is deposited especially for safekeeping

Take a 2 minute break! Play our
fun, fast vocab game. »

Examples of DEPOSITORY

1. The bank is used as a depository for government funds.

First Known Use of DEPOSITORY

1656

Related to DEPOSITORY

Synonyms

storehouse, depot, magazine, repository, storage, warehouse

Related Words

cache, stockroom, storeroom; bank, bin, container, locker, safe-deposit box, strongbox; arsenal, dump; stowage

Rhymes with DEPOSITORY

accusatory, admonitory, adulatory, a fortiori, aleatory, ambulatory, amendatory, applicatory, approbatory, celebratory, circulatory, combinatory, commendatory, compensatory, conciliatory, condemnatory, confirmatory, confiscatory, conservatory, consolatory, contributory, copulatory, cosignatory, declamatory, declaratory, dedicatory, defamatory, denigratory, depilatory, derogatory, designatory, dispensatory, divinatory, escalatory, excitatory, exclamatory, exculpatory, excusatory, exhibitory, exhortatory, expiatory, expiratory, explanatory, explicatory, exploratory, expository, expurgatory, incubatory, indicatory, inflammatory, informatory, innovatory, inspiratory, inundatory, invitatory, judicatory, masticatory, masturbatory, memento mori, millefiori, obfuscatory, obligatory, observatory, performatory, persecutory, predicatory, premonitory, prohibitory, reformatory, regulatory, repository, retributory, revelatory, respiratory, salutatory, stipulatory, supplicatory, transmigratory, undulatory