Dictionary

depositary en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /dɪˈpɒzɪtɹi/ (UK)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /dɪˈpɑzɪtɛɹi/ (US)

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin dēpositārius.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Acting as the trusted recipient of a deposit.
   • The hospital was the depositary institution of our monies.

Deriveds

depositary receipt

depositary en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /dɪˈpɒzɪtɹi/ (UK)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /dɪˈpɑzɪtɛɹi/ (US)

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin dēpositārius.

Meanings

1. One who receives goods or a deposit in trust.
   • The United States is the depositary, or safekeeper, of NATO under the alliance’s 1949 founding treaty. 2023 April 3, Associated Press, “What are the last steps for Finland’s NATO membership?”, in PBS NewsHour, PBS, retrieved 03 Apr 2023:
   • She was also depositary of the golden chain, the produce of whose sale was to be devoted to the nurse's support. 1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter VII, in Romance and Reality. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 149:
2. A place where deposits are kept

Forms

Synonyms

depository (place where deposits are kept) · trustee (one who receives in trust)

Translations (7)

cs depozitář (one who receives a deposit) · la sequester (one who receives a deposit) · ota امانتجی (one who receives a deposit) · la dēpositārius (one who receives a deposit) · fr dépositaire (one who receives a deposit) · pl depozytariusz (one who receives a deposit) · sk depozitár (one who receives a deposit)