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See also:depòsit

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Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European*de
Proto-Italic*dē
Latin
Latindē-
Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
Proto-Indo-European*h₂pó
Proto-Indo-European*teḱ-der.
Proto-Indo-European*tḱey-der.
Proto-Italic*sinō
Proto-Italic*pozinō
Old Latin*poznō
Latinpōnō
Proto-Indo-European*-tós
Proto-Italic*-tos
Latin-tus
Englishdeposit

    Learned borrowing fromLatindepositus, past participle ofdepono(put down).Doublet ofdepot.

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    Noun

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    deposit (pluraldeposits)

    1. (geology) Sediment or rock that is not native to its present location or is different from the surrounding material. Sometimes refers toore orgems.
      • 1963, Yuan-li Wu, “The Infant Petroleum Industry”, inEconomic Development and the Use of Energy Resources in Communist China[1],Frederick A. Praeger,→LCCN,→OCLC,page178:
        Newly discovered oil and gasdeposits at Nan-ch'ung in Szechwan also promise to be of increasing importance.
    2. (law)Bailment ofpersonal property to be kept gratuitously for the bailor (depositor) and without any benefit to the bailee (depositary), e.g. forstorage,carriage,repair, etc.
    3. (banking) Money placed in a bank account, as for safekeeping or to earn interest.
    4. Anything left behind on a surface.
      a mineraldeposit
      adeposit of seaweed on the shore
      adeposit of jam on my countertop
    5. (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
      They put down adeposit on the apartment.
    6. A sum of money given as a security for a borrowed item, which will be given back when the item is returned, e.g. abottle deposit orcan deposit
    7. A place of deposit; adepository.

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    Translations

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    sediment or rock different from the surrounding material
    leaving goods in another's custody for safekeeping
    money placed in an account
    anything left behind on a surface
    money given as an initial payment
    security for a borrowed item
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    Verb

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    deposit (third-person singular simple presentdeposits,present participledepositing,simple past and past participledeposited)

    1. (transitive) To lay down; to place; to put.
      A crocodiledeposits her eggs in the sand.
      The watersdeposited a rich alluvium.
      • 1660,Jeremy Taylor,Ductor Dubitantium, or the Rule of Conscience in All Her General Measures; [], volume(please specify |volume=I or II), London: [] James Flesher, forRichard Royston [],→OCLC:
        This fear isdeposited in conscience.
      • 1958 February, Arthur F. Beckenham, “A Journey in the Belgian Congo”, inRailway Magazine, page93:
        The lights ofLuluabourg disappeared, and we were in the blackness of the African night, which was continuously pierced by the showers of red sparks ejected skywards and red hot ashesdeposited on the track as the fireman rocked his fire.
    2. To lay up or away for safekeeping; to put up; to store.
      Synonym:reposit
      todeposit goods in a warehouse
    3. To entrust one'sassets to the care of another. Sometimes done ascollateral.
    4. (transitive) To put money or funds into an account.
      I had todeposit two months' rent into my landlord's account before he gave me the keys.
    5. To lay aside; to rid oneself of.
      • 1654,Henry Hammond,Of Schism: or a Defence of the Church of England:
        reform anddeposit his error

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    Translations

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    to lay down
    to lay up or away for safekeeping; to put up; to store
    to entrust one's assets to the care of another
    to put money or funds into an account
    to lay aside; to rid oneself of

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