depository

[ dih-poz-i-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]
See synonyms for depository on Thesaurus.com
noun,plural de·pos·i·to·ries.
  1. a place where something is deposited or stored, as for safekeeping: the night depository of a bank.

  2. a depositary; trustee.

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

Origin of depository

1
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, adjective
  • pre·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.

Words Nearby depository

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use depository in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for depository

depository

/ (dɪˈpɒzɪtərɪ, -trɪ) /


nounplural -ries
  1. a store, such as a warehouse, for furniture, valuables, etc; repository

  2. a variant spelling of depositary (def. 1)

Origin of depository

1
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