depository
Americannoun
plural
depositories-
a place where something is deposited or stored, as for safekeeping.
the night depository of a bank.
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a depositary; trustee.
adjective
noun
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a store, such as a warehouse, for furniture, valuables, etc; repository
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a variant spelling of depositary
Other Word Forms
- nondepository adjective
- predepository noun
- subdepository noun
Etymology
Origin of depository
1650–60; depository ( def. 1 ) < Medieval Latin dēpositōrium; depository ( def. 2 ) deposit + -ory 1 (noun use of adj. suffix)
Example Sentences
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BioNTech’s American depository receipts sank 21% to $81.04 on Tuesday, putting them on pace for their worst single-day percentage drop since March 2020, according to Dow Jones Market Data.
From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026
"I'm convinced there are still people out there, one in particular who I think was probably in that cash depository that we've never traced," he said.
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026
Novo Nordisk’s American depository receipts jumped 7.3% after the Danish drugmaker secured approval from U.S. regulators to start selling a pill version of its Wegovy weight-loss medicine in January.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025
The company reported adjusted earnings of 61 cents per American depository receipt on revenue growth of 5% to $34.81 billion.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 25, 2025
Chicago’s small but vocal censorians feared that impoverished parents would turn the building into a depository for unwanted children.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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