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depositary

/dəˌpɑzəˈtɛri/
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Other forms: depositaries

Definitions of depositary
  1. noun
    a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
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    types:
    archive
    a depository containing historical records and documents
    bank, bank building
    a building in which the business of banking transacted
    drop
    a central depository where things can be left or picked up
    depository library, library
    a depository built to contain books and other materials for reading and study
    lost-and-found
    repository in a public building where lost articles can be kept until their owners reclaim them
    museum
    a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value
    repertory
    a storehouse where a stock of things is kept
    sperm bank
    a depository for storing sperm
    depot, entrepot, storage, store, storehouse
    a depository for goods
    treasury
    a depository (a room or building) where wealth and precious objects can be kept safely
    athenaeum, atheneum
    a place where reading materials are available
    chancery
    an office of archives for public or ecclesiastic records; a court of public records
    dump
    a place where supplies can be stored
    garner, granary
    a storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed
    circulating library, lending library
    library that provides books for use outside the building
    magazine, powder magazine, powder store
    a storehouse (as a compartment on a warship) where weapons and ammunition are stored
    maildrop
    a drop where mail can be deposited
    railhead
    a railroad depot in a theater of operations where military supplies are unloaded for distribution
    science museum
    a museum that collects and displays objects having scientific interest
    treasure house
    a storehouse for treasures
    storage warehouse, warehouse
    a storehouse for goods and merchandise
    type of:
    facility, installation
    a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry
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