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deposit en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /dɪˈpɒz.ɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (US) audio
  • /dɪˈpɑ.zɪt/ (General-American)

Etymology

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-Italic *po Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *tḱéytibf. Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *tḱinéti Proto-Italic *sinō Proto-Italic *pozinō 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.

Meanings

  1. 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, Yuan-li Wu, “The Infant Petroleum Industry”, in Economic Development and the Use of Energy Resources in Communist China, Frederick A. Praeger, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 178:
  2. 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.
  3. Money placed in a bank account, as for safekeeping or to earn interest.
    • make a deposit (put money in an account)
  4. Anything left behind on a surface.
    • a deposit of seaweed on the shore
    • a mineral deposit
    • a deposit of jam on my countertop
  5. 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.
  6. 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
  7. A place of deposit; a depository.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
deposits Number=Plur lexicographic
deposite alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

demand deposit · deposit receipt · bottle deposit · deposit insurance · credit-deposit ratio · certificate of deposit · deposit account · macrodeposit · deposit contract · term deposit · nanodeposit · brickdust deposit · subdeposit · safe-deposit box · safe-deposit · safety deposit · alluvial deposit · safe deposit box · security deposit · microdeposit · immunodeposit · biodeposit · can deposit · time deposit · rhizodeposit · safety-deposit box · deposit protection · time deposit account · downposit · deposit money · deposit interest retention tax · statutory deposit · container deposit · direct deposit · deposit slip

Relateds

repository · suppository · refundable · depository · depose · depositary

Synonyms

down payment · earnest money

Translations (201)

pl umowa przechowania (leaving goods in another's custody for safekeeping) · fa سپرده (money placed in an account) · pl osad (anything left behind on a surface) · it acconto (money given as an initial payment) · it deposito cauzionale (security for a borrowed item) · fi pantti (security for a borrowed item) · ro depunere (sediment or rock different from the surrounding material) · cmn 訂金 /订金 (money given as an initial payment) · nl borg (security for a borrowed item) · hi जमा (money placed in an account) · be укла́д (money placed in an account) · ja 預かり金 (money placed in an account) · it anticipo (money given as an initial payment) · ru вклад (money placed in an account) · de Depot (anything left behind on a surface) · th เงินฝาก (money placed in an account) · da aflejring (sediment or rock different from the surrounding material) · de Vorkommen (sediment or rock different from the surrounding material) · sv depositionsavgift (security for a borrowed item) · ia deposito (sediment or rock different from the surrounding material) · bg влог (money placed in an account) · ro depozit (sediment or rock different from the surrounding material) · gmq-osw panter (security for a borrowed item) · pt depósito (money placed in an account) · it sedimento (anything left behind on a surface) · got 𐍅𐌰𐌳𐌹 (security for a borrowed item) · th ค่าประกัน (security for a borrowed item) · be месцанараджэ́нне (sediment or rock different from the surrounding material) · et maardla (sediment or rock different from the surrounding material) · be дэпазі́т (money placed in an account) · es depósito (a place of deposit) · cy dyddodyn (sediment or rock different from the surrounding material) · th เงินมัดจำ (money given as an initial payment) · da aflejring (anything left behind on a surface) · ro depozit (leaving goods in another's custody for safekeeping) · uk по́клад (sediment or rock different from the surrounding material) · uk депози́т (leaving goods in another's custody for safekeeping) · cmn 存款 (money placed in an account) · fr dépôt (leaving goods in another's custody for safekeeping) · da depositum (security for a borrowed item) · it deposito (money given as an initial payment) · da forekomst (sediment or rock different from the surrounding material) · et hoius (money placed in an account) · vi tiền đặt cọc (money given as an initial payment) · pt empenho (security for a borrowed item) · pt depósito (leaving goods in another's custody for safekeeping) · cy adnau (money placed in an account) · uk депози́т (money placed in an account) · vi tiền thế chấp (money given as an initial payment) · et leiukoht (sediment or rock different from the surrounding material) · nl deposito (money placed in an account) · ko 퇴적물 (sediment or rock different from the surrounding material) · sv deposition (leaving goods in another's custody for safekeeping) · ru зачисле́ние (money placed in an account) · sh dȅpozīt (money given as an initial payment) · es empeño (security for a borrowed item) · cy blaendal (money given as an initial payment) · da indskud (money placed in an account) · ru месторожде́ние (sediment or rock different from the surrounding material) · pt depósito (sediment or rock different from the surrounding material) · pl depozyt (leaving goods in another's custody for safekeeping) · cy adnau (leaving goods in another's custody for safekeeping) · he הַפְקָדָה (money placed in an account) · ja 供託 (leaving goods in another's custody for safekeeping) · et sete (anything left behind on a surface) · ru зало́г (security for a borrowed item) · sv handpenning (money given as an initial payment) · el κατάθεση (money placed in an account) · ru за́лежь (sediment or rock different from the surrounding material) · bg депо́зит (money given as an initial payment) · de Einzahlung (money placed in an account) · ko 입금 (money placed in an account) · bg депо́зит (leaving goods in another's custody for safekeeping) · ca dipòsit (leaving goods in another's custody for safekeeping) · ru отложе́ние (sediment or rock different from the surrounding material) · uk родо́вище (sediment or rock different from the surrounding material) · ja 入金 (money placed in an account) · de Kaution (security for a borrowed item) · fa ودیعه (money placed in an account) · et sade (anything left behind on a surface) · pl depozyt (money placed in an account) · ca dipòsit (money placed in an account) · nl statiegeld (security for a borrowed item) · izh pantti (security for a borrowed item) · it caparra (money given as an initial payment) · fi talletus (money placed in an account) · bg капаро (money given as an initial payment) · ca bestreta (money given as an initial payment) · nl afzetting (sediment or rock different from the surrounding material) · pl kaucja (security for a borrowed item) · fi esiintymä (sediment or rock different from the surrounding material) · cmn 定金 (money given as an initial payment) · fi vakuus (money given as an initial payment) · cs vklad (money placed in an account) · cs úschova (leaving goods in another's custody for safekeeping) · de Anzahlung (money given as an initial payment) · it deposito (leaving goods in another's custody for safekeeping) · ja 預金 (money placed in an account) · de Hinterlegung (leaving goods in another's custody for safekeeping) · pl osad (sediment or rock different from the surrounding material) · et deposiit (money given as an initial payment) · bg зале́ж (sediment or rock different from the surrounding material) · mi pātokatoka (sediment or rock different from the surrounding material) · el προκαταβολή (money given as an initial payment) · sv avlagring (sediment or rock different from the surrounding material) · uk вклад (money placed in an account) · it deposito (anything left behind on a surface) · et käsiraha (money given as an initial payment) · fr dépôt (money placed in an account) · ja 寄託 (leaving goods in another's custody for safekeeping) · el παρακαταθήκη (leaving goods in another's custody for safekeeping) · kk депозит (money placed in an account) · it versamento (money placed in an account) · hi भंडार (sediment or rock different from the surrounding material) · fr arrhes (money given as an initial payment) · fi esiintymä (anything left behind on a surface) · ko 보증금 (money given as an initial payment) · bg депо́зит (money placed in an account) · la arrhabō (money given as an initial payment) · be дэпазі́т (leaving goods in another's custody for safekeeping) · ja 敷金 (security for a borrowed item) · hu bankbetét (money placed in an account) · fr acompte (money given as an initial payment) · et pant (security for a borrowed item) · de Verwahrung (leaving goods in another's custody for safekeeping) · es depósito (money given as an initial payment) · ru депози́т (money placed in an account) · et ladestus (anything left behind on a surface) · el παράβολο (security for a borrowed item) · nl aanbetaling (money given as an initial payment) · de Pfand (security for a borrowed item) · cmn 沉積 /沉积 (sediment or rock different from the surrounding material) · cmn 押金 (money given as an initial payment) · tl latak (sediment or rock different from the surrounding material) · da pant (security for a borrowed item) · ia deposito (leaving goods in another's custody for safekeeping) · th เงินประกัน (security for a borrowed item) · hu kaució (money given as an initial payment) · cmn 保證金 /保证金 (security for a borrowed item) · sv insättning (money placed in an account) · fi käsiraha (money given as an initial payment) · th ค่ามัดจำ (money given as an initial payment) · th มัดจำ (money given as an initial payment) · el ίζημα (anything left behind on a surface) · fi ennakko (money given as an initial payment) · hu letét (leaving goods in another's custody for safekeeping) · pl zaliczka (money given as an initial payment) · et leiupaik (sediment or rock different from the surrounding material) · ru оса́док (sediment or rock different from the surrounding material) · nl bewaargeving (leaving goods in another's custody for safekeeping) · sv pant (security for a borrowed item) · fr gisement (sediment or rock different from the surrounding material) · ja 堆積物 (sediment or rock different from the surrounding material) · be абло́га (sediment or rock different from the surrounding material) · pl złoże (sediment or rock different from the surrounding material) · da depositum (money given as an initial payment) · fi talletus (leaving goods in another's custody for safekeeping) · ko 담보 (security for a borrowed item) · cmn 保證金 /保证金 (money given as an initial payment) · ru отложе́ние (anything left behind on a surface) · pt entrada (money given as an initial payment) · pt depósito (anything left behind on a surface) · io sedimento (sediment or rock different from the surrounding material) · fr dépôt (sediment or rock different from the surrounding material) · ja 頭金 (money given as an initial payment) · mi moni kuhu (money placed in an account) · sv deposition (security for a borrowed item) · es depósito (money placed in an account) · fr caution (security for a borrowed item) · nl neerzetting (sediment or rock different from the surrounding material) · is tryggingarfé (security for a borrowed item) · da udbetaling (money given as an initial payment) · hu letét (money given as an initial payment) · nb depositum (security for a borrowed item) · ja 担保 (security for a borrowed item) · ru зада́ток (money given as an initial payment) · tr pey (money given as an initial payment) · ro zăcământ (sediment or rock different from the surrounding material) · ja デポジット (money placed in an account) · ga sil-leagan (sediment or rock different from the surrounding material) · ru депози́т (leaving goods in another's custody for safekeeping) · nb avsetning (anything left behind on a surface) · be радо́вішча (sediment or rock different from the surrounding material) · ar وَدِيعَة (money placed in an account) · mi moni tāpui (money given as an initial payment) · it deposito (money placed in an account) · ko 예금 (money placed in an account) · da depositum (leaving goods in another's custody for safekeeping) · et deposiit (money placed in an account) · pl wpłata (money placed in an account) · el κοίτασμα (sediment or rock different from the surrounding material) · mi pūtea tāpae (money placed in an account) · ca jaciment (sediment or rock different from the surrounding material) · fi depositio (leaving goods in another's custody for safekeeping) · ru взнос (money given as an initial payment) · ja 保証金 (money given as an initial payment) · de Ablagerung (sediment or rock different from the surrounding material) · hu betét (money placed in an account) · hu foglaló (money given as an initial payment) · izh käsiraha (money given as an initial payment) · pl ślad (anything left behind on a surface)

deposit en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /dɪˈpɒz.ɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (US) audio
  • /dɪˈpɑ.zɪt/ (General-American)

Etymology

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-Italic *po Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *tḱéytibf. Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *tḱinéti Proto-Italic *sinō Proto-Italic *pozinō 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.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To lay down; to place; to put.
    • The waters deposited a rich alluvium.
    • This fear is deposited in conscience. 1660, Jeremy Taylor, Ductor Dubitantium, or the Rule of Conscience in All Her General Measures; […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: […] James Flesher, for Richard Royston […], →OCLC:
    • A crocodile deposits her eggs in the sand.
    • The lights of Luluabourg disappeared, and we were in the blackness of the African night, which was continuously pierced by the showers of red sparks ejected skywards and red hot ashes deposited on the track as the fireman rocked his fire. 1958 February 14, Arthur F. Beckenham, “A Journey in the Belgian Congo”, in Railway Magazine, page 93:
  2. To lay up or away for safekeeping; to put up; to store.
    • to deposit goods in a warehouse
  3. To entrust one's assets to the care of another. Sometimes done as collateral.
  4. (transitive) 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.
  5. To lay aside; to rid oneself of.
    • reform and deposit his error 1654, Henry Hammond, Of Schism: or a Defence of the Church of England:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
deposits Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
deposite alternative lexicographic
depositing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
deposited Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
deposited Tense=Past lexicographic

Antonyms

withdraw

Deriveds

rhizodeposited · depositor · depositee · predeposit · predeposited · electrodeposited · codeposit · biodeposit · undeposited · electrodeposit · redeposit · misdeposited

Synonyms

reposit · bank

Translations (83)

ar أَوْدَعَ (to put money or funds into an account) · bg депози́рам (to put money or funds into an account) · mi whakaputu (to put money or funds into an account) · vi đặt cọc (to entrust one's assets to the care of another) · ro depozita (to put money or funds into an account) · cmn 儲蓄 /储蓄 (to put money or funds into an account) · fr déposer (to lay down) · ja 預ける (to entrust one's assets to the care of another) · ja 振り込む (to put money or funds into an account) · hu betesz (to put money or funds into an account) · fi laskea (to lay down) · ru зачислить (to put money or funds into an account) · eo deponi (to put money or funds into an account) · el καταθέτω (to lay down) · hu berak (to put money or funds into an account) · fi sijoittaa (to lay down) · ru вложи́ть (to put money or funds into an account) · la dēpōnō (to entrust one's assets to the care of another) · vi gửi (to put money or funds into an account) · cs vložit (to put money or funds into an account) · sv sätta in (to put money or funds into an account) · ro depune (to put money or funds into an account) · de einzahlen (to put money or funds into an account) · el δίνω εγγύηση (to entrust one's assets to the care of another) · pt depositar (to put money or funds into an account) · nl storten (to entrust one's assets to the care of another) · vi thế chấp (to entrust one's assets to the care of another) · hu letesz (to lay down) · hu letétbe helyez (to entrust one's assets to the care of another) · pl zdeponować (to entrust one's assets to the care of another) · pl składać (to lay down) · fr déposer (to entrust one's assets to the care of another) · la dēpōnō (to lay down) · fi asettaa (to lay down) · bg внеса́ (to put money or funds into an account) · bg депонирам (to entrust one's assets to the care of another) · fi panna talteen (to lay up or away for safekeeping; to put up; to store) · ru положи́ть (to put money or funds into an account) · pl powierzyć (to entrust one's assets to the care of another) · hi जमा करना (to put money or funds into an account) · el προκαταβάλλω (to put money or funds into an account) · bg вна́сям (to put money or funds into an account) · pl złożyć (to lay down) · io depozar (to lay down) · ru класть (to put money or funds into an account) · nl afzetten (to lay down) · pl powierzać (to entrust one's assets to the care of another) · hu lerak (to lay down) · pl deponować (to entrust one's assets to the care of another) · hu letesz (to entrust one's assets to the care of another) · es depositar (to put money or funds into an account) · ru вкла́дывать (to put money or funds into an account) · tr yatırmak (to put money or funds into an account) · rap hata (to lay down) · fi panna (to lay down) · pl osadzić (to lay down) · fi säilyttää (to lay up or away for safekeeping; to put up; to store) · fi panna tilille (to put money or funds into an account) · el καταθέτω (to put money or funds into an account) · ca dipositar (to put money or funds into an account) · ru депони́ровать (to put money or funds into an account) · la dēpōnō (to lay up or away for safekeeping; to put up; to store) · bg отлагам се (to lay down) · la confiscō (to put money or funds into an account) · fi uskoa jonkun haltuun (to entrust one's assets to the care of another) · ia depositar (to entrust one's assets to the care of another) · nl neerzetten (to lay down) · ro depune (to lay down) · hu elhelyez (to lay up or away for safekeeping; to put up; to store) · pl wpłacać (to put money or funds into an account) · ga taisc (to put money or funds into an account) · pt depositar (to entrust one's assets to the care of another) · mi whakatakoto (to lay down) · pl wpłacić (to put money or funds into an account) · sv deponera (to entrust one's assets to the care of another) · pt depositar (to lay down) · pl osadzać (to lay down) · ia depositar (to lay down) · ca dipositar (to lay down) · fi tallettaa (to put money or funds into an account) · th ฝาก (to put money or funds into an account) · bg влагам (to put money or funds into an account) · ro lăsa în îngrijire (to entrust one's assets to the care of another)