depositary

American  

[dih-poz-i-ter-ee] / dɪˈpɒz ɪˌtɛr i /

noun

depositaries plural

1. one to whom anything is given in trust.

2. depository.

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adjective

1. depository.

depositary British  

/ -trɪ, dɪˈpɒzɪtərɪ /

noun

1. a person or group to whom something is entrusted for safety or preservation

2. a variant spelling of depository

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• depositaries
  plural

Etymology

Origin of depositary

1595–1605; < Late Latin dēpositārius a trustee, equivalent to Latin dēposit ( us ) ( see deposit) + -ārius -ary

Example Sentences

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depositary depositaries

South Korean chip-making giant SK Hynix 000660 -0.27%decrease; down pointing triangle is set to debut on Wall Street, after raising $26.51 billion via American depositary receipts in the largest share sale by a non-U.S. company.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

Additionally, SK Hynix is preparing to list up to $29 billion worth of its shares on the Nasdaq through American depositary receipts on Friday, giving U.S. investors an easier way to invest in the company.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026

SK Hynix is set to list 17.79 million new shares as American depositary receipts on the Nasdaq Composite on July 10, raising around $29 billion in the process.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 3, 2026

The share gains followed Abivax saying it raised about $920 million through a share offering, after underwriters of the sale exercised an option to purchase additional American depositary shares.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

In his dying hour Sir Pall� had described him to the Drost, when in his alarm, he had made him the depositary of his secrets.

From King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 2 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. by Ingemann, Bernhard Severin

By their descent, the Nestorians had become the depositaries of the old Greek medical science.

From History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition by Draper, John William

Like the Charters of Harvard and Yale, it indicates that the clergy were regarded, generally, as the best depositaries of educational trusts.

From The History of Dartmouth College by Smith, Baxter Perry

Single individuals are, in it, the depositaries of the divine promises, the channels of the divine life.

From Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1 by Hengstenberg, Ernst Wilhelm

But life can progress only by means of the living, which are its depositaries.

From Creative Evolution by Mitchell, Arthur

Whether regarded as historical records or as writings embodying the mere tradition of the early Christians, our Gospels cannot be recognized as the exclusive depositaries of the genuine sayings and doings of Jesus.

From Supernatural Religion, Vol. I. (of III) An Inquiry into the Reality of Divine Revelation by Cassels, Walter Richard