deposit money
noun Banking.
checks, letters of credit, etc., that circulate and are payable on demand.
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Origin of deposit money
First recorded in 1815–25
Words nearby deposit money
depose, deposit, deposit account, depositary, deposition, deposit money, depositor, depository, depository library, deposit slip, depot
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Example sentences from the Web for deposit money
The deposit-money paid over in both these affairs was attached by his sureties, and he was driven to great necessities for funds.
The Chronicles of Newgate, v. 2/2|Arthur GriffithsAnd pray, since the concern is wound up, as you say, how much of our deposit-money will be returned?
When sales are effected under an order of the Chancellor, no deposit-money is required.
The Mysteries of London, v. 1/4|George W. M. Reynolds