deposit

English Online Dictionary. What means deposit‎? What does deposit mean?

English

Alternative forms

• deposite (17th-19th centuries)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin depositus, past participle of depono (“put down”). Doublet of depot.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /dɪˈpɒzɪt/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /dɪˈpɑzɪt/
• Rhymes: -ɒzɪt

Noun

deposit (plural deposits)

2. (geology) Sediment or rock that is not native to its present location or is different from the surrounding material. Sometimes refers to ore or gems.
3. (law) Bailment of personal property to be kept gratuitously for the bailor (depositor) and without any benefit to the bailee (depositary), e.g. for storage, carriage, repair, etc.
4. (banking) Money placed in a bank account, as for safekeeping or to earn interest.
5. Anything left behind on a surface.

6. (finance) A sum of money or other asset given as an initial payment, to show good faith, or to reserve something for purchase.

   Synonyms: earnest money, down payment

7. A sum of money given as a security for a borrowed item, which will be given back when the item is returned, e.g. a bottle deposit or can deposit
8. A place of deposit; a depository.

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See also

• refundable

Verb

deposit (third-person singular simple present deposits, present participle depositing, simple past and past participle deposited)

1. (transitive) To lay down; to place; to put.
2. To lay up or away for safekeeping; to put up; to store.

3. To entrust one's assets to the care of another. Sometimes done as collateral.
5. (transitive) To put money or funds into an account.

6. To lay aside; to rid oneself of.

Antonyms

• withdraw

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Anagrams

• dopiest, podites, posited, side pot, sopited, toe-dips, topside