deposit
See also: depòsit
English
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edit- deposite (17th-19th centuries)
Etymology
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Learned borrowing from Latin depositus, past participle of depono (“put down”). Doublet of depot.
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dɪˈpɒzɪt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /dɪˈpɑzɪt/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɒzɪt
Noun
editdeposit (plural deposits)
- (geology) Sediment or rock that is not native to its present location or is different from the surrounding material. Sometimes refers to ore or gems.
- (law) Bailment of personal property to be kept gratuitously for the bailor (depositor) and without any benefit to the bailee (depositary), e.g. for storage, carriage, repair, etc.
- (banking) Money placed in a bank account, as for safekeeping or to earn interest.
- Anything left behind on a surface.
- a mineral deposit
- a deposit of seaweed on the shore
- a deposit of jam on my countertop
- (finance) A sum of money or other asset given as an initial payment, to show good faith, or to reserve something for purchase.
- Synonyms: earnest money, down payment
- They put down a deposit on the apartment.
- A sum of money given as a security for a borrowed item, which will be given back when the item is returned, e.g. a bottle deposit or can deposit
- A place of deposit; a depository.
Derived terms
edit- bank deposit
- bottle deposit
- brickdust deposit
- can deposit
- certificate of deposit
- container deposit
- container-deposit
- credit-deposit ratio
- demand deposit
- deposit contract
- deposit insurance
- deposit interest retention tax
- deposit money
- deposit protection
- direct deposit
- safe-deposit
- safe-deposit box
- safe deposit box
- safety deposit
- safety-deposit box
- security deposit
- statutory deposit
- term deposit
- time deposit
Related terms
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editsediment or rock different from the surrounding material
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leaving goods in another's custody for safekeeping
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money placed in an account
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anything left behind on a surface
money given as an initial payment
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security for a borrowed item
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editVerb
editdeposit (third-person singular simple present deposits, present participle depositing, simple past and past participle deposited)
- (transitive) To lay down; to place; to put.
- A crocodile deposits her eggs in the sand.
- The waters deposited a rich alluvium.
- 1660, Jeremy Taylor, Ductor Dubitantium, or the Rule of Conscience in All Her General Measures; […], volumes (please specify |volume=I or II), London: […] James Flesher, for Richard Royston […], →OCLC:
- This fear is deposited in conscience.
- To lay up or away for safekeeping; to put up; to store.
- to deposit goods in a warehouse
- To entrust one's assets to the care of another. Sometimes done as collateral.
- (transitive) To put money or funds into an account.
- I had to deposit two months' rent into my landlord's account before he gave me the keys.
- To lay aside; to rid oneself of.
- 1654, Henry Hammond, Of Schism: or a Defence of the Church of England:
- reform and deposit his error
Antonyms
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editto lay down
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to lay up or away for safekeeping; to put up; to store
to entrust one's assets to the care of another
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to put money or funds into an account
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to lay aside; to rid oneself of
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