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
Will it be a simple matter of the newlyweds depositing their marriage certificate?
After the Wedding: George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin in Venice | Barbie Latza Nadeau | September 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe huskies galloped through the flatlands for another hour before depositing us at the lodge.
Visiting the Arctic Circle…Before It’s Irreversibly Changed | Terry Greene Sterling | April 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTShe helped falsify accounts and keep track of which clients were depositing or withdrawing money, but she did not testify.
Bernie Madoff’s Five Little Helpers Are Going To Prison. | Allan Dodds Frank | March 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA gentlemanly Afghan minister stands accused of depositing $1 million of development money in his personal bank account.
Afghanistan’s Million Dollar Minister | Ron Moreau, Sami Yousafzai | September 8, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen I hit "OK," planning on depositing $6 more, there she was, sitting on the bed in a flesh-colored bra.
Well, here it is, said King OLeary, depositing a collection of bills and change upon the table.
The Woman Gives | Owen JohnsonThe former they consider as best adapted for presents, and for depositing in store-houses.
"Let me find one uzzer one," pleaded Carie, depositing her prize on her uncle's knee, and continuing the search.
The Story of the Big Front Door | Mary Finley LeonardLanding, she slowly crawls over the beach, raising her head, until she has found a suitable place for depositing her eggs.
In the Wilds of Florida | W.H.G. KingstonAround the apartment were shelves, cabinets, and other places convenient for depositing papers.
The Fortunes of Nigel | Sir Walter Scott
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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