depositor

[dih-poz-i-ter]

noun

1. a person or thing that deposits.

2. a person who deposits money in a bank or who has a bank account.

depositor

/ dɪˈpɒzɪtə /

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• nondepositor noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of depositor¹

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

Example Sentences

A lender takes in deposits from one set of customers, and then lends those funds out to a different group at a higher interest rate than it pays depositors.

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The banking rules designed to prevent another too-big-to-fail crisis have created a large private-credit industry in which financial firms raise money from investors, as opposed to depositors.

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"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."

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

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But increasing the limit risks emboldening banks and depositors to take more risks and could make financial crises much more costly for the FDIC.

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