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deposit
[ dih-poz-it ]
verb (used with object)
- to place for safekeeping or in trust, especially in a bank account:
He deposited his paycheck every Friday.
Synonyms: , ,
- to give as security or in part payment.
- to deliver and leave (an item):
Please deposit your returned books with the librarian.
- to insert (a coin) in a coin-operated device:
Deposit a quarter and push the button.
- to put, place, or set down, especially carefully or exactly:
She deposited the baby in the crib.
- to lay or throw down by a natural process; precipitate:
The river deposited soil at its mouth.
verb (used without object)
- to be placed, inserted, precipitated, left for safekeeping, given as security or in partial payment, etc.
noun
- money placed in a bank account or an instance of placing money in a bank account.
- anything given as security or in part payment:
The boy returned the bottle and got his five-cent deposit back.
They made a deposit on the house and signed a ten-year mortgage.
- anything laid away or entrusted to another for safekeeping:
A large deposit of jewels was stolen from the hotel safe.
- a place for safekeeping; depository.
- something precipitated, delivered and left, or thrown down, as by a natural process:
a deposit of soil.
- the natural sediment of wine in a bottle.
- a coating of metal deposited on something, usually by an electric current.
- a natural accumulation or occurrence, especially of oil or ore:
a mountain range with many rich deposits of gold.
Synonyms: , ,
deposit
/ »åɪˈ±èÉ’³úɪ³Ù /
verb
- to put or set down, esp carefully or in a proper place; place
- to entrust for safekeeping; consign
- to place (money) in a bank or similar institution in order to earn interest or for safekeeping
- to give (money) in part payment or as security
- to lay down naturally; cause to settle
the river deposits silt
noun
- an instance of entrusting money or valuables to a bank or similar institution
- the money or valuables so entrusted
- money given in part payment or as security, as when goods are bought on hire-purchase See also down payment
- a consideration, esp money, given temporarily as security against loss of or damage to something borrowed or hired
- an accumulation of sediments, mineral ores, coal, etc
- any deposited material, such as a sediment or a precipitate that has settled out of solution
- a coating produced on a surface, esp a layer of metal formed by electrolysis
- a depository or storehouse
- on depositpayable as the first instalment, as when buying on hire-purchase
deposit
/ »åÄ-±èųú′ij٠/
- An accumulation or layer of solid material, either consolidated or unconsolidated, left or laid down by a natural process. Deposits include sediments left by water, wind, ice, gravity, volcanic activity, or other agents. A layer of coal formed over many years through the decomposition of plant material is also a deposit.
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ±è°ù±ðd±ð·±è´Ç²õi³Ù noun verb
- °ù±ðd±ð·±è´Ç²õi³Ù verb noun
- ²õ³Ü²úd±ð·±è´Ç²õi³Ù noun
- ²õ³Üp±ð°ù·»å±ð·±è´Ç²õi³Ù noun
- ³Ü²Ôd±ð·±è´Ç²õi³Ù·±ð»å adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of deposit1
Example Sentences
When entering a lease, you’re providing the landlord with the first month’s rent and a security deposit.
Ms Slinn pulled out in March 2023 with the building still unfinished, but has been left out of pocket despite asking for her deposit back.
A scammer persuades a victim to deposit cash into a bitcoin ATM by using a QR code.
If he applied in the past and was denied, he could get his first payment next month as long as the agency has his current bank deposit information on file.
Here’s what I think would happen if Social Security checks and direct deposits were delayed for even a single day: The fallout would be cataclysmic for the Republican Party.
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