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as in fund
a sum of money set aside for a particular purpose
made a deposit at the bank every week
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as in to put
to arrange something in a certain spot or position
deposited their luggage at the foot of the hotel bed
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Recent Examples of deposit
Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 18 Feb. 2026
My bank account was happy to see that deposit.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 17 Feb. 2026
Matt Richardson, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
Once the filing portal opens, the IRS issues most refunds in fewer than 21 days, especially when the return is filed electronically and the refund is deposited directly into a bank account.
—Jordan Green, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 17 Feb. 2026
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Noun
At the BofA conference, Luchetti highlighted mid-single digit growth in high-returning areas, like for Services and Wealth deposits and Cards and Wealth loans.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 18 Feb. 2026
My bank account was happy to see that deposit.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 17 Feb. 2026
Verb
The bottom line The interest-earning potential remains strong with money market accounts now, particularly for those willing to deposit large, five-figure amounts of money.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
Once the filing portal opens, the IRS issues most refunds in fewer than 21 days, especially when the return is filed electronically and the refund is deposited directly into a bank account.
—Jordan Green, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deposit
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But large storms wash more sediment down creeks and rivers and into the ocean.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Friday’s penstock rupture in Yuba County, which hit as Yuba Water Agency was finishing a major tunnel and penstock upgrade at its New Colgate Powerhouse, has left the utility and state wildlife officials scrambling to clean up sediment and debris and to restore flows on the lower Yuba.—
Chaewon Chung,
Sacbee.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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Research shows that oral glutathione supplementation was effective in elevating reserve levels of GSH in the body which impacted immune function and levels of oxidative stress.—
Brianna Peters,
Vogue,
21 Feb. 2026
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Stars may continue to form for many trillions of years, and potentially even after the last reserves of gas have been expelled from a galaxy.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Feb. 2026
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The bill would transition funds for family support services and parent education programs to Iowa HHS control to better draw down federal funds.—
Stephen Gruber-Miller,
Des Moines Register,
20 Feb. 2026
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Haiti’s Superior Court of Auditors has said the funds, intended to rebuild the country after the 2010 earthquake, were squandered during the administration of former President Michel Martelly.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2026
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The senior forward banked in a layup at the buzzer, giving Whitman-Hanson a slim 25-22 lead at the break.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
11 Feb. 2026
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Apple should also bank a massive streaming audience for the first MLS game between Messi and Son.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Mountbatten-Windsor put his arm around Giuffre with Maxwell standing close, smiling.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
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But the table is so congested that putting any kind of winning run together could make a real difference while the teams above them are distracted by European commitments.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Jean Roger Noelcius also admitted under oath during a deposition in Miami federal court that neither private nor foreign individuals can execute arrest warrants in Haiti, which is the purview of the Haitian national police.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
21 Feb. 2026
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Democrats on the Oversight panel, who had traveled to Ohio for the deposition, said that no Republican committee members attended.—
Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
19 Feb. 2026
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The dueling proposals come as legislation to boost housing supply and affordability is in the home stretch to becoming law.—
Emily Wilkins,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2026
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In Yu’s view, persistent geopolitical tensions, ranging from trade rows to questions over supply-chain dependency, do affect the company’s plan, but their impact is expected to be short-term.—
Xiaoying You,
semafor.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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Her first urgent task is to address rising prices and sluggish wages and pass a budget bill to fund those measures, which were delayed by the election.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Feb. 2026
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The unions also have called attention to record state tax revenues — with the understanding that California law requires that about 40% of the state budget go to the public school system.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Deposit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deposit. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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