deposit

1 :  the state of being deposited

2 :  something placed for safekeeping: such asa :  money deposited in a bank making a deposit or a withdrawal a deposit of $3,000b :  money given as a pledge or down payment put down a deposit on a new house

3 :  a place of deposit :  depository

4 :  an act of laying or putting something or someone down :  an act of depositing the deposit of boulders by ancient glaciers

5a :  something laid down; especially :  matter deposited by a natural process sandy deposits at the river's mouth fatty deposits in the arteriesb geology :  a natural accumulation (as of iron ore, coal, or gas)

1 :  to place for or as if for safekeeping I deposited money in the bank.

2 :  to give as a pledge that a purchase will be made or a service used He deposited ten dollars on a new bicycle.

3 :  to lay down :  put He deposited his books on the table.

4 :  to let fall or sink Layers of mud were deposited by flood waters.

1 :  the state of being deposited money on deposit

2 :  money that is deposited

3 :  something given as a pledge or as part payment He put a deposit of ten dollars on a new bicycle.

4 :  something laid or thrown down A deposit of mud was left by the flood.

5 :  mineral matter built up in nature a coal deposit

:  to lay down or foster the accumulation of as a deposit crystals are deposited in the articular cartilage, the synovium, and the capsule—Medical Radiography & Photography

:  matter laid down or accumulated especially in a living organism by a normal or abnormal process removal of calcium deposits in his knees by arthroscopic surgery

1 :  to place for safekeeping or as security may deposit the property with the court; especially :  to put in a bank account

2 in the civil law of Louisiana :  to place (movable property) under a deposit the depository can not make use of the thing deposited — Louisiana Civil Code

1 :  the state of being deposited (as in an account) holding the property on deposit — compare escrow, trust

2 :  something placed for safekeeping: as a :  money deposited in a bank especially to one's credit demand deposit :  a bank deposit that can be withdrawn without prior notice general deposit :  a deposit of money in a bank that is to the credit of the depositor thereby giving the depositor the right to money and creating a debtor-creditor relationship special deposit :  a deposit that is made for a specific purpose, that is to be returned to the depositor, and that creates a bailment or trust time deposit :  a bank deposit that can be withdrawn only after a set period of time or with prior notice b :  something given as security — see also security deposit Editor's note: A deposit may be applied to a purchase price or may be considered partial payment.

3 in the civil law of Louisiana a :  the gratuitous transfer of possession of movable property to another for a limited time or specified purpose such that the depositary is liable to some extent for loss or damage to the property — see also sequestration — compare bailment, hiring, loan for consumption and loan for use at loan Editor's note: Like the common-law bailment, the civil law deposit requires either actual or constructive delivery. necessary deposit :  a deposit compelled by a sudden emergency Editor's note: The Louisiana Civil Code deems the deposit of travelers' belongings with an innkeeper a necessary deposit. voluntary deposit :  a deposit that is made by the mutual consent of the depositor and depositary Editor's note: The consent required may be express or implied, and because of the requirements of consent, only persons with the capacity to contract can make a voluntary deposit. b :  the movable property that is the object of a deposit the depositary is bound to use the same diligence in preserving the deposit that he uses in preserving his own property — Louisiana Civil Code

4 :  an act of depositing upon the deposit of the money in the escrow account

5 :  depository night deposit