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depository
depository
noun de·pos·i·to·ry \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
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Examples of DEPOSITORY
- 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
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
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