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Definition of depositnext
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as in sediment
matter that settles to the bottom of a body of liquid a deposit of silt on the river bed

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as in reserve
a collection of things kept available for future use or need a deposit of ammunition under lock and key

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verb

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Recent Examples of deposit
Noun
Ezekial Diaz and Hannah Tomaino put down a deposit to get married at Anna Maria College in Massachusetts on August 1. Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026 Many Americans paid $100 deposits. Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 13 May 2026
Verb
Social Security benefits that are deposited electronically into a bank account, for example, receive automatic protection for up to two months' worth of benefits from most private creditors. Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 14 May 2026 For the record, the CA DOJ draws much of its antitrust funding for investigations and litigation from its Antitrust Accounts, where portions of past settlements and awards are deposited. Dominic Patten, Deadline, 14 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for deposit
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deposit
Noun
  • The recent images also reveal layers of Mars' complex geological past across the region, suggesting Shalbatana Vallis may once have been even deeper before gradually filling in with sediments, ash and other material over time.
    Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 15 May 2026
  • The phenomenon, caused by an uncharacteristically low number of tropical storms and hurricanes coupled with unseasonally light offshore winds, allowed sediment to settle closer to the ocean floor and the water to exhibit its true vibrant turquoise color.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • While the pool on the casita side is adults only, the multilevel one by the villas and residences reserves the upper area for families, and also has a lawn with some games.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026
  • Cameron Brink’s 10 points were the only ones provided by the Sparks’ bench, while the Tempo got 42 points from reserves.
    Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2026
Noun
  • In the latest round of budget offers Thursday evening, the House didn’t include money for two programs championed by first lady Casey DeSantis — a cancer research innovation fund and a food testing program.
    Gray Rohrer, Sun Sentinel, 15 May 2026
  • Instead of multiple private insurance companies, a single fund collects money (usually through taxes) and pays doctors, hospitals, and other providers for covered care.
    James Ward, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Verb
  • For the past 50 years, and in anticipation of their demise, scientists have been banking tissue samples of the species in repositories like San Diego’s Frozen Zoo.
    Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2026
  • These included shelf registration, relaxed international capital controls, eased restrictions on bank deposits, the rise of index and money market funds, lax oversight of corporate mergers and takeovers, and the creation of banking free-trade zones.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
Verb
  • Her team quickly put together a plan to help coördinate repairs, secure new electrical generators, implement a triage system, and organize trainings for staff.
    Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 15 May 2026
  • The Bengals, who at one point trailed 6-1, put the game on ice with eight runs in the bottom of the sixth.
    Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • Its equipment specializes in thin-film deposition, which is the process of coating thin-film (atomic level) layers of chemicals onto a surface, such as a silicon wafer or glass substrate.
    Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
  • Coleman’s deposition, meanwhile, sheds new light on the investigation and on how cocaine is moved from The Bahamas into the United States, with South Florida — particularly Miami — serving as a key transit point.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 May 2026
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  • On the Democratic side, Jesse Brewer, a former area manager for 7-Eleven locations, is running against Melissa Strange, a supply-chain director for an agribusiness company.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 19 May 2026
  • Analysts say the reason global markets were not immediately hit by the full impact of disruptions to Middle Eastern crude supplies is that commercial inventories, government strategic reserves, and tankers already at sea have acted as buffers.
    , CNBC, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • The Republican Congress’ solution is to spend twice as much money on expensive ultra-tech munitions in the next budget.
    Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026
  • Gloria announced that and other changes to his budget plan May 13.
    Ashley Mackin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026

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“Deposit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deposit. Accessed 21 May. 2026.

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