noun
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Etymology
Origin of depositor
1555–65; < Late Latin, equivalent to Latin dēposi-, variant stem of dēpōnere ( see depone) + -tor -tor
Example Sentences
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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.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 31, 2026
The result isn’t less risk, but better-placed risk: Short-duration liquidity is provided by banks built on depositor confidence, while loss is absorbed by capital built to endure it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026
"Endotoxins significantly decreased in homes where cockroaches were eliminated. This paper shows that the cockroach is the most important depositor of endotoxin in infested homes."
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2025
According to the FDIC, “no depositor has lost a penny” since the agency was founded in 1933.
From Salon ● Dec. 13, 2024
If there is no capital, losses may fall directly on the creditor, and the larger the capital stock, other things being equal, the less the likelihood of loss to the depositor.
From Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted by Phillips, Chester Arthur
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