English Explanatory Dictionary

deposit

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.
  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.
  4. Anything left behind on a surface.
  5. A sum of money or other asset given as an initial payment, to show good faith, or to reserve something for purchase.
  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.
verb
  1. To lay down; to place; to put.
  2. To lay up or away for safekeeping; to put up; to store.
  3. To entrust one's assets to the care of another. Sometimes done as collateral.
  4. To put money or funds into an account.
  5. To lay aside; to rid oneself of.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈpɒz.ɪt/ /dɪˈpɑ.zɪt/ en-us-deposit.ogg

Word forms

deposit deposits deposite depositing deposited

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-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.

Synonyms

earnest money down payment reposit

Antonyms

withdraw

Related words

depose depositary depository repository suppository refundable

Derived words

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 predeposit predeposited redeposit rhizodeposited undeposited

Translations

Bulgarian: депо́зит Bulgarian: капаро Catalan: bestreta Chinese Mandarin: 押金 Chinese Mandarin: 定金 Chinese Mandarin: 保證金 /保证金 Chinese Mandarin: 訂金 /订金 Danish: depositum Danish: udbetaling Dutch: aanbetaling Estonian: käsiraha Estonian: deposiit Finnish: ennakko Finnish: vakuus Finnish: käsiraha French: acompte French: arrhes German: Anzahlung Greek: προκαταβολή Hungarian: letét Hungarian: foglaló Hungarian: kaució Ingrian: käsiraha Italian: caparra Italian: anticipo Italian: acconto Italian: deposito Japanese: 保証金 Japanese: 頭金 Korean: 보증금 Latin: arrhabō Māori: moni tāpui Polish: zaliczka Portuguese: entrada Russian: зада́ток Russian: взнос Serbo-Croatian: dȅpozīt Spanish: depósito Swedish: handpenning Thai: มัดจำ Thai: เงินมัดจำ Thai: ค่ามัดจำ Turkish: pey Vietnamese: tiền thế chấp Vietnamese: tiền đặt cọc Welsh: blaendal
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