deposit
to place for safekeeping or in trust, especially in a bank account: He deposited his paycheck every Friday.
to give as security or in part payment.
to deliver and leave (an item): Please deposit your returned books with the librarian.
to insert (a coin) in a coin-operated device: Deposit a quarter and push the button.
to put, place, or set down, especially carefully or exactly: She deposited the baby in the crib.
to lay or throw down by a natural process; precipitate: The river deposited soil at its mouth.
to be placed, inserted, precipitated, left for safekeeping, given as security or in partial payment, etc.
money placed in a bank account or an instance of placing money in a bank account.
anything given as security or in part payment: The boy returned the bottle and got his five-cent deposit back.They made a deposit on the house and signed a ten-year mortgage.
anything laid away or entrusted to another for safekeeping: A large deposit of jewels was stolen from the hotel safe.
a place for safekeeping; depository.
something precipitated, delivered and left, or thrown down, as by a natural process: a deposit of soil.
the natural sediment of wine in a bottle.
a coating of metal deposited on something, usually by an electric current.
a natural accumulation or occurrence, especially of oil or ore: a mountain range with many rich deposits of gold.
Origin of deposit
1Other words for deposit
Other words from deposit
- pre·de·pos·it, noun, verb
- re·de·pos·it, verb, noun
- sub·de·pos·it, noun
- su·per·de·pos·it, noun
- un·de·pos·it·ed, adjective
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How to use deposit in a sentence
At its most simplified, the revision allows big players more access to insured deposits while making certain types of bets.
The Mojave is rich with silver, tungsten, gold, and iron deposits.
Until the early 2000s, most deposits were made by mail using postal money orders, a process that was nearly cost-free.
Megabanks Have The Federal Prison System Locked Up | Center for Public Integrity | October 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Canadian tar sand deposits exist under an area of forest and wetland the size of Florida.
World of Trouble deposits the reader a few months later from the last time we saw the detective.
It is a very common error to consider these deposits as evidence of excessive excretion.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddThe percentage of reserves to deposits, which marks the safety line for England, refers to the items in the banking department.
Readings in Money and Banking | Chester Arthur PhillipsFour stairs from the bottom it turns round at right angles and deposits you fairly in the hall.
First Plays | A. A. MilneIn South Africa gold and diamonds are plentiful; and Newfoundland has wonderful deposits of iron ore.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowSoon after large deposits of it were found in Ichaboe; and it has since been brought from many other localities.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry | Thomas Anderson
British Dictionary definitions for deposit
/ (dɪˈpɒzɪt) /
to put or set down, esp carefully or in a proper place; place
to entrust for safekeeping; consign
to place (money) in a bank or similar institution in order to earn interest or for safekeeping
to give (money) in part payment or as security
to lay down naturally; cause to settle: the river deposits silt
an instance of entrusting money or valuables to a bank or similar institution
the money or valuables so entrusted
money given in part payment or as security, as when goods are bought on hire-purchase: See also down payment
a consideration, esp money, given temporarily as security against loss of or damage to something borrowed or hired
an accumulation of sediments, mineral ores, coal, etc
any deposited material, such as a sediment or a precipitate that has settled out of solution
a coating produced on a surface, esp a layer of metal formed by electrolysis
a depository or storehouse
on deposit payable as the first instalment, as when buying on hire-purchase
Origin of deposit
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for deposit
[ dĭ-pŏz′ĭt ]
An accumulation or layer of solid material, either consolidated or unconsolidated, left or laid down by a natural process. Deposits include sediments left by water, wind, ice, gravity, volcanic activity, or other agents. A layer of coal formed over many years through the decomposition of plant material is also a deposit.
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