deposit
Sediment or rock that is not native to its present location or is different from the surrounding material. Sometimes refers to ore or gems.
Noun 4 meanings
Sediment or rock that is not native to its present location or is different from the surrounding material. Sometimes refers to ore or gems.
Bailment of personal property to be kept gratuitously for the bailor (depositor) and without any benefit to the bailee (depositary), e.g. for storage, carriage, repair, etc.
Money placed in a bank account, as for safekeeping or to earn interest.
“make a deposit (put money in an account)”
Anything left behind on a surface.
“a mineral deposit”
Verb 4 meanings
To lay down; to place; to put.
“A crocodile deposits her eggs in the sand.”
To lay up or away for safekeeping; to put up; to store.
“to deposit goods in a warehouse”
To entrust one's assets to the care of another. Sometimes done as collateral.
To put money or funds into an account.
“I had to deposit two months' rent into my landlord's account before he gave me the keys.”
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin depositus, past participle of depono (“put down”). Doublet of depot.
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DEPOSIT at a glance
DEPOSIT has 7 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (D 2 + E 1 + P 3 + O 1 + S 1 + I 1 + T 1) and 11 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,662 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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