depository

noun

di-ˈpä-zə-ˌtȯr-ē How to pronounce depository (audio)
Definition of depositorynext
as in warehouse
a building for storing goods a book depository

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Recent Examples of depository Those jobs belong to a separate custodian, who manages the retirement account paperwork, and a depository, who keeps the metals secure. — USA Today, 21 July 2026 This was the first trading day in Korea since SK Hynix listed American depository receipts on the Nasdaq. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 13 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 See All Example Sentences for depository
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  1. warehouse
  2. repository
Noun
  • Mayor Karen Bass questions the progress and said that city personnel were inside the warehouse earlier today and that food waste remains.
    — Julie Sharp, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The state’s largest electric utility is planning to add an unprecedented amount of new electricity capacity by 2030 to meet the power needs of the massive warehouses filled with computer servers.
    — Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of warehouse
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  • The useful record names the upstream repository and its exact revision, the account that published the conversion, and the conversion and quantization recipe.
    — Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Building a comprehensive repository to chase a question that science has already answered inverts the logic of research.
    — Jennifer D. Oliva, The Conversation, 17 Aug. 2026
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