Deposit

[dɪ'pɒzɪt] or [dɪ'pɑzɪt]

Definition

(noun.) the act of putting something somewhere.

(noun.) a payment given as a guarantee that an obligation will be met.

(noun.) the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating.

(noun.) money given as security for an article acquired for temporary use; 'his deposit was refunded when he returned the car'.

(noun.) money deposited in a bank or some similar institution.

(verb.) put into a bank account; 'She deposits her paycheck every month'.

Typist: Lolita--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) To lay down; to place; to put; to let fall or throw down (as sediment); as, a crocodile deposits her eggs in the sand; the waters deposited a rich alluvium.

(n.) To lay up or away for safe keeping; to put up; to store; as, to deposit goods in a warehouse.

(n.) To lodge in some one's hands for safe keeping; to commit to the custody of another; to intrust; esp., to place in a bank, as a sum of money subject to order.

(n.) To lay aside; to rid one's self of.

(v. t.) That which is deposited, or laid or thrown down; as, a deposit in a flue; especially, matter precipitated from a solution (as the siliceous deposits of hot springs), or that which is mechanically deposited (as the mud, gravel, etc., deposits of a river).

(v. t.) A natural occurrence of a useful mineral under the conditions to invite exploitation.

(v. t.) That which is placed anywhere, or in any one's hands, for safe keeping; something intrusted to the care of another; esp., money lodged with a bank or banker, subject to order; anything given as pledge or security.

(v. t.) A bailment of money or goods to be kept gratuitously for the bailor.

(v. t.) Money lodged with a party as earnest or security for the performance of a duty assumed by the person depositing.

(v. t.) A place of deposit; a depository.

Inputed by Amanda

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. [1]. Drop, let fall, throw down.[2]. Lodge, put, store, hoard, save, lay up, lay by.[3]. Intrust, commit.

n. [1]. Precipitate.[2]. Security, pledge, pawn, stake.[3]. Money in bank.[4]. [Rare.] Depository, store-house.

Typed by Jack

Definition

v.t. to put or set down: to place: to lay up or past: to entrust.—n. that which is deposited or put down: (geol.) rocks produced by precipitation from a fluid medium by settling from a solution in water: something entrusted to another's care esp. money put in a bank: a pledge: a bailment where one entrusts goods to another to be kept without recompense—in Scots law Depositā′tion.—ns. Depos′itary a person with whom anything is left for safe keeping: a guardian—sometimes Depos′itory.—adj. Depos′itive.—ns. Depos′itor; Depos′itory a place where anything is deposited—sometimes Depos′itary.

Edited by Jeffrey