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

Synonyms

• warehouse
• repository

Examples of depository in a Sentence

The bank is used as a depository for government funds.

Recent Examples on the Web

These may include subsidiaries of insured depository institutions, nonbank entities approved by the OCC or state-qualified issuers. —Chuck Zhang, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025

With each transaction, changes to their balances and property titles are scanned into an electronic central depository, Monopoly Money App, which updates players’ financial position in real-time. —Ann Rutledge, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025

The Kentucky depository spans 108,955 acres across Hardin, Meade and Bullitt counties. —Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025

At the state level, Texas has established a gold depository, allowing citizens to store and trade gold within the state’s financial system. —Sanford Mann, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

see deposit entry 1

First Known Use

1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing depository

• depository library
• night depository

Rhymes for depository

• accusatory
• admonitory
• ambulatory
• amendatory
• celebratory
• circulatory
• combinatory
• commendatory
• compensatory
• condemnatory
• confirmatory
• confiscatory

Kids Definition

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

: depositary