deposit
verb (used with object)
to place for safekeeping or in trust, especially in a bank account.
is depositing
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present progressiveof deposit (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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We’re now realizing that just drinking water from a plastic bottle is depositing microplastics into our bloodstream.
From Seattle Times ● May 31, 2022
She plans to get a master’s degree, and so is depositing $2,500 a year from her year-end bonus into an annuity.
From Textbooks ● May 6, 2020
The Falcon 9 rocket is depositing a capsule into orbit and, according to The New York Times it should circle Earth twice, before landing in the Pacific Ocean about three and a half hours later.
From Inc ● Dec. 8, 2010
Over at the shiny silver safety-deposit boxes, an almost unfeasibly good-looking young woman is depositing her jewels.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 29, 2010
He only knows that while the golden-haired soubrette is singing her first verse he is depositing beer on the table before some thirsty New Yorkers.
From Last Words by Stephen Crane
