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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 paymentprepayment

    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)Opposite pick up
    • 2. place (something) somewhere for safekeeping: "a vault in which guests may deposit valuable property"

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