- noundeposit (noun) · deposits (plural noun)
- a sum of money placed or kept in a bank account, usually to gain interest:"cash funds which are an alternative to bank or building society deposits"
- a sum payable as a first installment on the purchase of something or as a pledge for a contract, the balance being payable later:"we've saved enough for a deposit on a house"
- a returnable sum payable on the rental of something, to cover any possible loss or damage:"a refundable $100 deposit is payable on arrival at the villa"
- a layer or body of accumulated matter:"the deposits of salt on the chrome"
- a natural layer of sand, rock, coal, or other material:"a great quantity of pottery was found in this deposit" · "areas of mineral deposits"
- the action of placing something in a specified place:"the deposit of a thesis in a library gives no guarantee of copyright protection" · "I'd like to make a deposit"
verbdeposit (verb) · deposits (third person present) · deposited (past tense) · deposited (past participle) · depositing (present participle)- put or set down (something or someone) in a specific place, typically unceremoniously:"he deposited a pile of schoolbooks on the kitchen table"
- (of water, the wind, or other natural agency) lay down (matter) gradually as a layer or covering:"beds where salt is deposited by the tide"
- lay (an egg):"the female deposits a line of eggs"
- store or entrust with someone for safekeeping:"a vault in which guests may deposit valuable property"
- pay (a sum of money) into a bank account:"the money is deposited with a bank"
- pay (a sum) as a first installment or as a pledge for a contract:"I had to deposit 10% of the price of the house"
Originlate 16th century (especially in the phrases in deposit or on deposit): from Latin depositum (noun), medieval Latin depositare (verb), both from Latin deposit- ‘laid aside’, from the verb deponere.Similar and Opposite Wordsnounverb- put or set down (something or someone) in a specific place, typically unceremoniously:
- (of water, the wind, or other natural agency) lay down (matter) gradually as a layer or covering:
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