deposit

Noun

• the act of putting something somewhere

• a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping

• a payment given as a guarantee that an obligation will be met

• money given as security for an article acquired for temporary use
  • his deposit was refunded when he returned the car
    

• a partial payment made at the time of purchase; the balance to be paid later

• money deposited in a bank or some similar institution

• the natural process of laying down a deposit of something

• matter that has been deposited by some natural process

• the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating

Verb

• put (something somewhere) firmly
  • She posited her hand on his shoulder
    
  • deposit the suitcase on the bench
    
  • fix your eyes on this spot
    

• put into a bank account
  • She deposits her paycheck every month
    

• put, fix, force, or implant
  • lodge a bullet in the table
    
  • stick your thumb in the crack
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  deposition , depository , depositary , repository , down payment , bank deposit , sediment , sedimentation , alluviation , situate , fix , posit , bank , lodge , wedge , stick
• Antonyms: 
  withdraw , draw , take out , draw off , dislodge , free