deposit
verb
- provide an initial payment
- put something somewhere
noun
- financial law, relating to collaterals
- in archaeology a group of artifacts associated within a single layer or context
- put something somewhere
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /dɪˈpɒz.ɪt/ / /dɪˈpɑ.zɪt/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o 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 Latin pōnō Latin dēpōnō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin deposituslbor. English deposit Learned borrowing from Latin depositus, past participle of depono (“put down”). Doublet of depot.
- Sediment or rock that is not native to its present location or is different from the surrounding material. Sometimes refers to ore or gems.
“Newly discovered oil and gas deposits at Nan-ch'ung in Szechwan also promise to be of increasing importance.”
- 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.
- Money placed in a bank account, as for safekeeping or to earn interest.
“make a deposit (put money in an account)”
- Anything left behind on a surface.
“a mineral deposit”
“a deposit of seaweed on the shore”
- A sum of money or other asset given as an initial payment, to show good faith, or to reserve something for purchase.
“They put down a deposit on the apartment.”
- 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
- A place of deposit; a depository.
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o 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 Latin pōnō Latin dēpōnō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin deposituslbor. English deposit Learned borrowing from Latin depositus, past participle of depono (“put down”). Doublet of depot.
- To lay down; to place; to put.
“A crocodile deposits her eggs in the sand.”
“The waters deposited a rich alluvium.”
- To lay up or away for safekeeping; to put up; to store.
“to deposit goods in a warehouse”
- To entrust one's assets to the care of another. Sometimes done as collateral.
- To put money or funds into an account.
“I had to deposit two months' rent into my landlord's account before he gave me the keys.”
- To lay aside; to rid oneself of.
“reform and deposit his error”