deposit
nounEtymology
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.
- learned borrowing from depositus
Definitions
Sediment or rock that is not native to its present location or is different from the…
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…
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.
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Anything left behind on a surface.
- a mineral deposit
- a deposit of seaweed on the shore
- a deposit of jam on my countertop
A sum of money or other asset given as an initial payment, to show good faith, or to…
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…
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 place of deposit; a depository.
To lay down
To lay down; to place; to put.
- A crocodile deposits her eggs in the sand.
- The waters deposited a rich alluvium.
- This fear is deposited in conscience.
To lay up or away for safekeeping
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 lay aside; to rid oneself of.
- reform and deposit his error
The neighborhood
- antonymwithdraw
- neighbordepose
- neighbordepositary
- neighbordepository
- neighborrepository
- neighborsuppository
- neighborrefundable
Derived
biodeposit, bottle deposit, brickdust deposit, can deposit, certificate of deposit, container deposit, credit-deposit ratio, demand deposit, deposit account, deposit contract, deposit insurance, deposit interest retention tax, deposit money, deposit protection, deposit receipt, deposit slip, direct deposit, downposit, immunodeposit, macrodeposit, microdeposit, nanodeposit, rhizodeposit, safe-deposit, safe-deposit box, safe deposit box, safety deposit, safety-deposit box, security deposit, statutory deposit, subdeposit, term deposit, time deposit, time deposit account, codeposit, depositee, depositor, electrodeposit, electrodeposited, misdeposited · +5 more
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at deposit. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at deposit. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
7 hops · closes at deposit
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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