Definitions of Deposit [ɪˈpɒz ɪt]

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Definition of 'Deposit'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) deposit
to place for safekeeping, esp. in a bank account.

2.  deposit
to deliver and leave (an item).

3.  deposit
to insert (a coin) in a coin-operated device.

4.  deposit
to put, place, or set down, esp. carefully or exactly:
She deposited the baby in the crib.

5.  deposit
to lay or throw down by a natural process; precipitate:
The river deposited soil at its mouth.

6.  deposit
to give as security or in part payment.

7. (v.i.) deposit
to become deposited.

8. (n.) deposit
an instance of placing money in a bank account.

9.  deposit
the money placed there.

10.  deposit
anything given as security or in part payment:
a bottle deposit of five cents.

11.  deposit
anything laid away or entrusted to another for safekeeping.

12.  deposit
a place for safekeeping; depository.

13.  deposit
something precipitated, delivered and left, or thrown down, as by a natural process:
a deposit of soil.

14.  deposit
a coating of metal deposited on something, usu. by an electric current.

15.  deposit
a natural accumulation or occurrence, esp. of oil or ore:
gold deposits.

Etymology: (1615–25; < L dēpositus laid down, ptp. of dēpōnere; see depone)

Definition of 'Deposit'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) deposit, sedimentation, alluviation
the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating

2. (noun) sediment, deposit
matter that has been deposited by some natural process

3. (noun) deposition, deposit
the natural process of laying down a deposit of something

4. (noun) deposit, bank deposit
money deposited in a bank or some similar institution

5. (noun) down payment, deposit
a partial payment made at the time of purchase; the balance to be paid later

6. (noun) deposit
money given as security for an article acquired for temporary use
"his deposit was refunded when he returned the car"

7. (noun) deposit
a payment given as a guarantee that an obligation will be met

8. (noun) depository, deposit, depositary, repository
a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping

9. (verb) deposit, deposition
the act of putting something somewhere

10. (verb) lodge, wedge, stick, deposit
put, fix, force, or implant
"lodge a bullet in the table"; "stick your thumb in the crack"

11. (verb) deposit, bank
put into a bank account
"She deposits her paycheck every month"

12. (verb) situate, fix, posit, deposit
put (something somewhere) firmly
"She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot"

Definition of 'Deposit'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) deposit
an amount of money you pay to reserve sth you rent or buy
I put down a $200 deposit on the rental.

2.  deposit
an amount of money you pay when you rent sth that is repaid to you if nothing is damaged
***a $500 deposit on the apartment

3.  deposit
≠withdrawal
I made a deposit of $435 into my savings account.

4.  deposit
a layer of sth left by natural processes
coal deposits

5. (verb) deposit
to put an amount of money into a bank account
to deposit a check

6.  deposit
to leave a layer of sth
Glaciers deposited sandy soil as they moved.

Definition of 'Deposit'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Deposit
to lay down; to place; to put; to let fall or throw down (as sediment); as, a crocodile deposits her eggs in the sand; the waters deposited a rich alluvium

2. (noun) Deposit
to lay up or away for safe keeping; to put up; to store; as, to deposit goods in a warehouse

3. (noun) Deposit
to lodge in some one's hands for safe keeping; to commit to the custody of another; to intrust; esp., to place in a bank, as a sum of money subject to order

4. (noun) Deposit
to lay aside; to rid one's self of

5. (verb) Deposit
that which is deposited, or laid or thrown down; as, a deposit in a flue; especially, matter precipitated from a solution (as the siliceous deposits of hot springs), or that which is mechanically deposited (as the mud, gravel, etc., deposits of a river)

6. (verb) Deposit
a natural occurrence of a useful mineral under the conditions to invite exploitation

7. (verb) Deposit
that which is placed anywhere, or in any one's hands, for safe keeping; something intrusted to the care of another; esp., money lodged with a bank or banker, subject to order; anything given as pledge or security

8. (verb) Deposit
a bailment of money or goods to be kept gratuitously for the bailor

9. (verb) Deposit
money lodged with a party as earnest or security for the performance of a duty assumed by the person depositing

10. (verb) Deposit
a place of deposit; a depository

Translation of 'Deposit'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to put or set down She deposited her shopping-basket in the kitchen.
Afrikaans: neersit	Arabic: يَضَعُ، يودِعُ	Bulgarian: слагам
Brazilian: pousar	Czech: položit	German: absetzen
Danish: anbringe; placere	Greek: αφήνω, ακουμπώ	Spanish: depositar, dejar
Estonian: maha asetama	Farsi: قرار دادن	Finnish: laskea
French: (dé)poser	Hebrew: לְהָנִיח	Hindi: रखना
Croatian: položiti	Hungarian: letesz	Indonesian: menaruh
Icelandic: leggja frá sér	Italian: posare	Japanese: 置く
Korean: 두다	Lithuanian: padėti	Latvian: nolikt
Malay: meletakkan	Dutch: neerzetten	Norwegian: legge (fra seg)
Polish: umieszczać	Persian: قرار دادن	Pashto: امانت ايښودل، رسوب كول، پ
Portuguese: pousar	Romanian: a depune	Russian: класть
Slovak: položiť	Slovenian: odložiti	Serbian: položiti
Swedish: lägga (ställa, sätta) ner	Thai: วางไว้	Turkish: koymak
Taiwanese: 存放	Ukrainian: покласти	Urdu: کسی جگہ پر رکھنا
Vietnamese: đặt	Chinese: 存放
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