depository
noun
de·pos·i·to·ry
di-ˈpä-zə-ˌtȯr-ē 
plural depositories
1
: depositary sense 1
a depository of ancient tradition
2
: a place where something is placed or deposited especially for safekeeping
a book depository
a depository for government funds
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Examples of depository in a Sentence
The bank is used as a depository for government funds.
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Banks and other depository institutions filed more than 1.8 million confidential reports in 2022 flagging more than 5.1 million suspicious activities.
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Beth Greenfield, Fortune, 1 July 2024
My motives must remain in the depository of my own breast.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 30 May 2024
The European Union did agree to use the interest that the central bank assets have been earning where most of them are held — in Belgium’s central securities depository, Euroclear — to provide Ukraine with about 3 billion euros annually.
—David E. Sanger, New York Times, 12 June 2024
If the library's staff is reduced and significant parts of the collection are removed, Meyer said, the library could become little more than a depository.
—Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 4 June 2024
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Beth Greenfield, Fortune, 1 July 2024
My motives must remain in the depository of my own breast.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 30 May 2024
The European Union did agree to use the interest that the central bank assets have been earning where most of them are held — in Belgium’s central securities depository, Euroclear — to provide Ukraine with about 3 billion euros annually.
—David E. Sanger, New York Times, 12 June 2024
If the library's staff is reduced and significant parts of the collection are removed, Meyer said, the library could become little more than a depository.
—Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 4 June 2024
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“Depository.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/depository. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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depository
noun
de·pos·i·to·ry
di-ˈpäz-ə-ˌtōr-ē
-ˌtȯr-
plural depositories
: a place where something is deposited especially for safekeeping
Legal Definition
depository
noun
de·pos·i·to·ry
di-ˈpä-zə-ˌtōr-ē
plural depositories
1
: a place where something is deposited especially for safekeeping
night depository
specifically
: a bank chosen for the depositing of government funds
2
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