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   deposit

   /dɪˈpɒzɪt/

   noun

   • 1. a sum of money paid into a bank or building society account: "cash funds which are an alternative to bank or building society deposits"
   • 2. a sum payable as a first instalment on the purchase of something or as a pledge for a contract, the balance being payable later: "we've saved enough for a deposit on a house" Similar down paymentpart paymentadvance paymentprepaymentinstalmentsecurityretainerpledgestakefront moneymoney up front
   • ▪ a returnable sum payable on the hire or rental of something, to cover possible loss or damage: "a refundable €100 deposit is payable on arrival at the villa"
   • ▪ (in the UK) a sum of money lodged by an election candidate and forfeited if they fail to receive a certain proportion of the votes: "he lost his deposit with only 883 votes"
   • 3. a layer or mass of accumulated matter: "the deposits of salt on the paintwork" Similar accumulationsedimentsublimatelayercoveringcoatingdustingblanket
   • ▪ a natural underground layer of rock, coal, or other material: "a great quantity of pottery was found in this deposit" Similar seamveinlodelayerstratumbedaccumulation
   • 4. the action of placing something in a specified place: "the deposit of a thesis in a library gives no guarantee of copyright protection"

   verb

   • 1. put or set down (something or someone) in a specific place: "he deposited a pile of school books on the kitchen table" Similar put (down)placelay (down)set (down)unloadrestsettlesitdroplet fallthrow downfling downinformal:dumpstickparkplonkpopshovebungplunkarchaic:unladerare:positOpposite pick up
   • ▪ (of water, the wind, or other natural agency) lay down (matter) gradually as a layer or covering: "beds where salt is deposited by the tide" Similar leave behindleaveset downlet settleprecipitatedumpwash upcast up
   • ▪ lay (an egg): "the female deposits a line of eggs"
   • 2. place (something) somewhere for safekeeping: "a vault in which guests may deposit valuable property"
   • ▪ pay (a sum of money) into a bank or building society account: "the money had been deposited in a Swiss bank account" Similar lodgebankhousestorestowput awayhoardlay inentrustconsigncommitinformal:stashsquirrel awaysalt awayput aside for a rainy day
   • ▪ pay (a sum) as a first instalment or as a pledge for a contract: "I had to deposit 10% of the price of the house"

   Word Origin late 16th century (especially in the phrases in deposit or on deposit): from Latin depositum (noun), medieval Latin depositare (verb), both from Latin deposit- ‘laid aside’, from the verb deponere.

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