depositor

[ dih-poz-i-ter ]

/ dɪˈpɒz ɪ tər /

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noun

a person or thing that deposits.

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

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Origin of depositor

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

OTHER WORDS FROM depositor

non·de·pos·i·tor, noun

Words nearby depositor

deposit, deposit account, depositary, deposition, deposit money, depositor, depository, depository library, deposit slip, depot, depot injection

How to use depositor in a sentence

Effectively, this is the gap between what a bank pays to depositors versus the interest rate it charges borrowers.
It’s never been this expensive to finance a new coal power plant|Tim McDonnell|April 22, 2021|Quartz
The Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation, a federal insurance agency, protects depositors and guarantees the settlement of insured funds when a financial institution can no longer repay their deposits.
Nigerian digital bank Carbon hit $240M in payments processed last year, up 89% from 2019|Tage Kene-Okafor|February 1, 2021|TechCrunch
The first was a decline in interest rates that shrank the margin between what BofA collects on its loans and what it pays to depositors and savers.
Bank of America just ended a weak quarter—but there were 3 little-noticed bright spots|Shawn Tully|October 18, 2020|Fortune
No depositor lost a single penny in insured deposits, despite the worst banking crisis since the early 1930s.
Former FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair Dishes (Video)|Daniel Gross|October 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Unless the maker of a note is insolvent, a bank can never pay the unmatured note of a depositor.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
The grain in the elevator may be delivered many times before a particular depositor makes his demand.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
Each depositor thus retains title to some portion of the grain in the elevator.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
That person is to be considered the depositor on whose behalf the deposit is made.
Social Comptabilism, Cheque and Clearing Service & Proposed Law|Ernest Solvay
The Depositor (Payer) is bound before leaving the office to examine the entries sufficiently so as to see that they are correct.
Social Comptabilism, Cheque and Clearing Service & Proposed Law|Ernest Solvay

British Dictionary definitions for depositor

depositor

/ (dɪˈpɒzɪtə) /

noun

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

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