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 of depository

• warehouse
• repository

Examples of depository in a Sentence

The bank is used as a depository for government funds.

Recent Examples on the Web

Augusta is not a custodian or depository itself. —Amy Deyoung, USA Today, 7 June 2026

Foreign investors have sold Indian equities worth $27.6 billion since January, compared with a total of $18.9 billion in 2025, per data from the Indian depository NSDL. —Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 5 June 2026

Doing so also would require storage in a depository. —Kevin Fixler june 4, Idaho Statesman, 4 June 2026

He was arraigned on charges of larceny from a building, unarmed burglary, and breaking into a depository. —Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 3 June 2026

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