depositor

[ dih-poz-i-ter ]

/ dɪˈpɒz ɪ tər /

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Definition of depositor

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, Depp

How to use depositor in a sentence

According to affected depositors, the total funds frozen could amount to tens of billions of yuan from tens of thousands of citizens.
A rural banking crisis is brewing in China|Jane Li|July 14, 2022|Quartz
The Central Bank continues to try to soothe investors and depositors’ worries.
The ruble has plummeted. It’s not the first time.|Kristy Ironside|February 28, 2022|Washington Post
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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