DEFINITIONS
The
2019 WORD
OF THE YEAR is...

depository

[ dih-poz-i-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]
/ dɪˈpɒz ɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /
SEE SYNONYMS FOR depository ON THESAURUS.COM

noun, plural de·pos·i·to·ries.

a place where something is deposited or stored, as for safekeeping: the night depository of a bank.
a depositary; trustee.

adjective

of or relating to a depository or depositories: the depository role of a bank.

Words related to depository

cache, repository, storehouse, repertory, museum, safe, arsenal, collection, gallery, magazine, store, vault, warehouse, bunker, tomb, depot, archive, bank

Words nearby depository

deposit money, deposit slip, depositary, deposition, depositor, depository, depository library, depot, depot injection, depp, depr.

Origin of depository

1650–60; (def 1) < Medieval Latin dēpositōrium; (def 2) deposit + -ory1 (noun use of adj. suffix)

OTHER WORDS FROM depository

non·de·pos·i·to·ry, adjectivepre·de·pos·i·to·ry, noun, plural pre·de·pos·i·to·ries.sub·de·pos·i·to·ry, noun, plural sub·de·pos·i·to·ries.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Examples from the Web for depository

British Dictionary definitions for depository

depository
/ (dɪˈpɒzɪtərɪ, -trɪ) /

noun plural -ries

a store, such as a warehouse, for furniture, valuables, etc; repository
a variant spelling of depositary (def. 1)

Word Origin for depository

C17 (in the sense: place of a deposit): from Medieval Latin dēpositōrium; C18 (in the sense: depositary): see deposit, -ory 1
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