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deposit

/dɪˈpɑ.zɪt/noun, verb3 syllables

Deposit means: a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping.

Synonyms for deposit18

noun, as in a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping

depository, depositary, repository

noun, as in the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating

sedimentation, alluviation

noun, as in matter that has been deposited by some natural process

noun, as in the natural process of laying down a deposit of something

noun, as in money deposited in a bank or some similar institution

bank deposit

noun, as in a partial payment made at the time of purchase; the balance to be paid later

down payment

noun, as in the act of putting something somewhere

verb, as in put, fix, force, or implant

verb, as in put (something somewhere) firmly

situate, fix, posit

verb, as in put into a bank account

also used for deposit

earnest money, reposit

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Opposites of deposit

What does deposit mean?12

noun

1

a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping

2

the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating

3

matter that has been deposited by some natural process

4

the natural process of laying down a deposit of something

5

money deposited in a bank or some similar institution

6

a partial payment made at the time of purchase; the balance to be paid later

7

the act of putting something somewhere

8

money given as security for an article acquired for temporary use“his deposit was refunded when he returned the car”

9

a payment given as a guarantee that an obligation will be met

verb

1

put, fix, force, or implant“lodge a bullet in the table”

2

put (something somewhere) firmly“She posited her hand on his shoulder”

3

put into a bank account“She deposits her paycheck every month”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Deposit in a sentence

  • This bank machine lets you not only withdraw money, but also deposit it.sundown
  • At this cash dispenser, you can not only withdraw money, but also deposit it.sundown
  • When you put money in the bank, you deposit it.Lars224
  • When you return empty bottles, you get the deposit back.sundown
  • He set as his goal, the deposit of three million yen.unknown
  • This cash machine lets you not only withdraw money, but also deposit it.sundown
  • Over the following decades, the tin deposits in the mine become exhausted.CM
  • Is there a refundable deposit on the bottle?Objectivesea

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of deposit

as a noun

plural
deposits

as a verb

past tense
deposited
present participle
depositing
third-person singular
deposits
past participle
deposited