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de⋅pos⋅i⋅to⋅ry

  [di-poz-i-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] noun, plural -ries.
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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)
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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.

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depository

See security depository.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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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
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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