depositor

American  

[dih-poz-i-ter] / dɪˈpɒz ɪ tər /

noun

1. a person or thing that deposits.

2. a person who deposits money in a bank or who has a bank account.

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depositor British  

/ dɪˈpɒzɪtə /

noun

1. a person who places or has money on deposit in a bank or similar organization

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Other Word Forms

• nondepositor noun

Etymology

Origin of depositor

1555–65; < Late Latin, equivalent to Latin dēposi-, variant stem of dēpōnere ( depone ) + -tor -tor

Example Sentences

It stipulates that each of the state, the central bank, commercial banks and depositors will share the losses accrued as a result of the financial crisis.

From Barron's

Mismanagement by the bank and its depositors led to the bank’s failure: SVB ignored the tools that could have mitigated the risks of holding uninsured deposits.

From Barron's

A lender takes in deposits from one set of customers, and then lends those funds out to a different group at a higher interest rate than it pays depositors.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Endotoxins significantly decreased in homes where cockroaches were eliminated. This paper shows that the cockroach is the most important depositor of endotoxin in infested homes."

From Science Daily

By bolstering depositor confidence and reducing the risk of runs, the policy would prevent costly failures before they happen.

From The Wall Street Journal