Sekirov Dictionary

deposit

UK /dɪˈpɒz.ɪt/US /dɪˈpɑ.zɪt/

noun 7
verb 5
forms 3

noun7

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money paid before the full price, so that the seller keeps the thing for the buyer and knows the buyer is serious
- They put down a deposit on the apartment.
Money placed in a bank account, as for safekeeping or to earn interest.
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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. — 1963
Anything left behind on a surface.
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.
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.

verb5

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To lay down; to place; to put.
- A crocodile deposits her eggs in the sand.
- The waters deposited a rich alluvium.
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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.
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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.

forms

deposited · depositing · deposits

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