depository

noun de·pos·i·to·ry \ di-ˈpä-zə-ˌtȯr-ē \

|Updated on: 6 Aug 2018

Examples: depository in a Sentence

Definition of depository

plural depositories

1 : depositary 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.

Recent Examples of depository from the Web

The new owners of the train depot and the book depository are new companies, according to state corporation filings.

— joe guillen, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit train depot ownership transferred to company with ties to Ford," 30 May 2018
The depository, known as the Roosevelt Warehouse, became infamous a decade ago after a man's body was found upside down and encased in ice in the building's elevator shaft.

— Detroit Free Press, "Ford would demolish this vacant Detroit building," 21 June 2018
WhatsApp has become a depository for outrage against the political elite in a country with 35 political parties, where the line between corruption and compromise can be especially thin.

— marina lopes, Washington Post, "WhatsApp is upending the role of unions in Brazil. Next, it may transform politics.," 11 June 2018
On the same day, the Moroun land company also transferred ownership of the former Detroit Public Schools book depository building at 2231 Dalzelle St. next to the train station to New Investment Properties II LLC.

— joe guillen, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit train depot ownership transferred to company with ties to Ford," 30 May 2018
Xiaomi, the Chinese smartphone giant, shelved plans to sell Chinese depository receipts on the mainland, but will push ahead with plans to raise as much as $6.1 billion in a Hong Kong listing next month, the SCMP reports citing sources.

— polina marinova, Fortune, "Term Sheet -- Wednesday, June 20," 20 June 2018
When necessary, the city uses a nearby flag depository, donated by local businessman Freddie Belton.

— rosemarie dowell, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Tavares' Freedom Flag at roundabout a high-flying symbol on Flag Day," 11 June 2018
Wednesday: Tuesday's garbage, curbside recycling, yard waste, third Wednesday's tree waste collected; neighborhood depositories reopen.

— lindsay ellis, Houston Chronicle, "Houston Martin Luther King Day closings 2018," 14 Jan. 2018
Texas Bullion Depository How to use the depository?

— anna m. tinsley, star-telegram, "Gold rush: Texas opens nation's first state-run bullion depository," 6 June 2018

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