deposit
/di'pɔzit/
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Definition
Noun:
- A sum of money placed or kept in a bank account: Money that is put into a bank for safekeeping or to earn interest.
- A sum of money given as a security or first payment: A partial payment or a pledge of money to guarantee a future transaction or the safe return of something borrowed.
- A layer or mass of accumulated matter: A natural accumulation of material, such as sediment, minerals, or silt.
- The act of placing something somewhere: The action of putting or leaving something in a specific location.
- A place for safekeeping: A facility where items can be left for storage or protection.
Verb:
- To put or set down firmly or carefully: To place something in a particular spot.
- To place money in a bank account or with someone as a security: To entrust funds to a bank or give money as a pledge.
- To lay down or leave behind by a natural process: For a substance to settle or accumulate, often from a liquid or through geological activity.
Examples of Usage
Noun:
- She made a large deposit into her savings account.
- The landlord required a security deposit equal to one month's rent.
- Geologists discovered a rich mineral deposit in the mountains.
- The river's flow left a deposit of silt on the floodplain.
Verb:
- Please deposit your keys at the front desk.
- I need to deposit this check before the end of the day.
- Over centuries, the volcano deposited a thick layer of ash over the region.
Advanced Usage
"On deposit": Referring to money that is currently held in a bank account.
- The funds are on deposit and earning interest.
"Time deposit" / "Fixed deposit": A bank deposit with a fixed term and typically a higher interest rate, from which withdrawals cannot be made before maturity without penalty.
- He put his savings into a one-year fixed deposit.
"Deposit slip": A form used to list items being deposited into a bank account.
- Fill out the deposit slip with the check amount.
Variants and Related Words
Depositor (n): A person or entity that places money in a bank or makes a deposit.
- The bank guarantees the safety of each depositor's funds.
Depository (n): A place where things are stored for safekeeping; a repository.
- The library serves as a depository for historical documents.
Deposition (n): The action or process of depositing something. (Also has a specific meaning in law: sworn testimony out of court).
- The deposition of sediment changed the coastline.
Synonyms
- Noun: Installment, down payment, sediment, accumulation, layer.
- Verb: Place, put down, lodge, bank, save.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Deposit with: To leave something in the care of someone or some institution.
- Valuable documents were deposited with the lawyer for safekeeping.
Related Idioms
- "Safe as houses" / "Safe as a bank deposit": Extremely safe and secure. (Note: While not containing the word "deposit," the concept of a bank deposit is the archetype of safety in this idiom).
- Your investment is as safe as a bank 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