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de⋅pos⋅i⋅to⋅ry

[di-poz-i-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] noun, plural -ries.
1. a place where something is deposited or stored, as for safekeeping: the night depository of a bank.
2. a depositary; trustee.
–adjective
3. of or pertaining to a depository or depositories: the depository role of a bank.

Origin:
1650–60; (def. 1) < ML dēpositōrium; (def. 2) deposit + -ory 1 (n. use of adj. suffix)
de·pos·i·to·ry   (dĭ-pŏz'ĭ-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē)   
n.   pl. de·pos·i·to·ries
  1. A place where something is deposited, as for storage or safekeeping; a repository.
  2. A trustee; a depositary.

Depository

De*pos"i*to*ry\ (-t[-o]*r[y^]), n.; pl. Depositories (-r[i^]z). 1. A place where anything is deposited for sale or keeping; as, warehouse is a depository for goods; a clerk's office is a depository for records.

2. One with whom something is deposited; a depositary.

I am the sole depository of my own secret, and it shall perish with me. --Junius.

depository

See security depository.


Main Entry: de·pos·i·to·ry
Pronunciation: di-'pä-z&-"tOr-E
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ries
1 : a place where something is deposited esp. for safekeeping depository>; specifically : a bank chosen for the depositing of government funds
2 : DEPOSITARY
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