deposit

[ dih-poz-it ]

/ dɪˈpɒz ɪt /

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verb (used with object)

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.

verb (used without object)

to be placed, inserted, precipitated, left for safekeeping, given as security or in partial payment, etc.

noun

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.

OTHER WORDS FOR deposit

1 bank, save, store.

15 lode, vein, pocket.

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Origin of deposit

1615–25; <Latin dēpositus laid down, past participle of dēpōnere;see depone

OTHER WORDS FROM deposit

pre·de·pos·it, noun, verbre·de·pos·it, verb, nounsub·de·pos·it, nounsu·per·de·pos·it, noun

un·de·pos·it·ed, adjective

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How to use deposit in a sentence

With a month and a half left before the end of the year, the IRS is racing to get checks out or make direct deposits to millions of Americans.
As hope fades for a second stimulus payment this year, scammers target people still waiting for financial relief|Michelle Singletary|November 10, 2020|Washington Post
If the candidate who requests the recount ends up winning the race after a recount, that deposit would be returned.
How recounts work in Georgia, Wisconsin and other key states|Brittany Shammas, Emma Brown, Jon Swaine|November 6, 2020|Washington Post
If there is still some lime deposit left, you might need to use a commercial lime cleaner.
Hints From Heloise: Keeping reusable grocery bags free of germs|Heloise Heloise|November 6, 2020|Washington Post
This allows other cleaning agents and surfactants to work better, and if you use it in higher concentrations, you can actually eliminate solid mineral deposits in your appliances.
The one ingredient you need to clean the dishwasher and four other gross household items|Sandra Gutierrez G.|November 5, 2020|Popular-Science

Last year Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh sued the company for its management practices, alleging that the company collects illegitimate fees for applications and evictions, and illegally claims tenants’ security deposits.
Management company owned by Jared Kushner files to evict hundreds of families as moratoriums expire|Jonathan O'Connell, Aaron Gregg, Anu Narayanswamy|November 5, 2020|Washington Post
But locals there say any money deposited is thrown into an unlocked cupboard behind the tellers, hardly inspiring confidence.
ISIS’s Futile Quest to Go Legit|Jamie Dettmer|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
That makes it a reliable way to measure how much oxygen was in the atmosphere when the minerals were deposited.
Why Did It Take So Long For Complex Life To Evolve On Earth? Blame Oxygen.|Matthew R. Francis|November 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The bus from Yangon deposited us at our destination in the dark and cold early hours when most people are still asleep.
A Little Too Off the Beaten Path in Burma|Katya Cengel|June 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The crooks would then employ their mouths to suck out the tokens people had deposited.
My Patrol With the NYPD’s Bill Bratton|Michael Daly|March 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Ford and Lisi both deposited refuse in a trash can that the police afterwards duly vouchered as possible evidence.
Rob Ford’s Web of Criminal Friends|Michael Daly|November 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He deposited it on the vacant seat, clambered up behind the wheel, and started.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
When rapidly deposited, as by artificial precipitation, triple phosphate often takes feathery, star- or leaf-like forms.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
(d) Excess balances may, at the convenience of each federal reserve bank, remain deposited with the gold settlement fund.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
Again, if the agent deposited the money in his own name the true owner could proceed against the bank to recover it.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
Not until the servant had thrown open the door of the coach and deposited within the valise he carried, did Garnache stir.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini

British Dictionary definitions for deposit

deposit

/ (dɪˈpɒzɪt) /

verb (tr)

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 settlethe river deposits silt

noun

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-purchaseSee 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

Word Origin for deposit

C17: from Medieval Latin dēpositāre, from Latin dēpositus put down

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Scientific definitions for deposit

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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