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depository

noun

di-ˈpä-zə-ˌtȯr-ē

Definition of depository

as in warehouse

a building for storing goods a book depository

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Recent Examples of depository The company provides services for setting up Gold IRAs by working with third-party custodians and depositories. — Jamela Adam, USA Today, 5 July 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 The Middle East remains the world’s key depository of both—aside from the US. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for depository

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Last week, a group of about 50 residents rallied a block away from the warehouse and demanded the company clean up the debris from the fire and then pack up and leave.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
The couple worked night shifts together at an Amazon warehouse hub.

— Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 9 July 2026

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Because a dictionary, properly understood, isn’t just a repository, but an atlas that sets the contours of the explorable world.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 July 2026
Human resource systems, learning platforms, credential repositories, and talent management tools generate continuous streams of data across the enterprise.

— Michael Edmondson, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

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