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de⋅pos⋅i⋅tar⋅y
[di-poz-i-ter-ee] 
ɪˌtɛr
noun, plural -tar⋅ies.| 1. | one to whom anything is given in trust. |
| 2. | depository (def. 1). |
–adjective
| 3. | depository (def. 3). |
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| de·pos·i·tar·y (dĭ-pŏz'ĭ-těr'ē) n. pl. de·pos·i·tar·ies
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Depositary
De*pos"i*ta*ry\, n.; pl. Depositaries. [L. depositarius, fr. deponere. See Deposit.]1. One with whom anything is lodged in the trust; one who receives a deposit; -- the correlative of depositor. I . . . made you my guardians, my depositaries. --Shak. The depositaries of power, who are mere delegates of the people. --J. S. Mill. 2. A storehouse; a depository. --Bp. Hurd. 3. (Law) One to whom goods are bailed, to be kept for the bailor without a recompense. --Kent.
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Main Entry: de·pos·i·tary
Pronunciation: di-'pä-z&-"ter-E
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -tar·ies
: an individual or entity (as a business organization) that holds a deposit
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