deposit
verb (used with object)
to place for safekeeping or in trust, especially in a bank account.
are depositing
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present progressiveof deposit.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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To pay for this labor, inmates allege that individuals outside of prison are depositing thousands of dollars into the commissary accounts of those serving the “Bad Boy for Life” rapper.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
“They are depositing scent in those areas,” MacLean says, which may explain their pickiness about a pooping spot.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 30, 2022
So far, Indians are depositing their money in the banking system with impressive haste.
From Economist ● Dec. 1, 2016
They are depositing smashed wood, twisted metal and wreckage in neat piles.
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2011
But it is astonishing, isn't it, how many people who are depositing nothing whatever, expect to be paid in admiration and respect?
From Etiquette by Emily Post
