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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.


depositor British  
/ dɪˈpɒzɪtə /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of depositor

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


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CDs are insured up to limits by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., up to $250,000 per depositor and per insured bank for each account category.

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From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2025

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025

According to the FDIC, “no depositor has lost a penny” since the agency was founded in 1933.

From Salon ● Dec. 13, 2024

Each depositor has his savings-bank book, which is sent to him yearly for examination, and the increasing interest calculated and allowed.

From Triumphs of Invention and Discovery in Art and Science by J. Hamilton Fyfe

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