deposit
deposited; deposits; depositing
You are making a deposit when you put money into your bank account. In that sentence, deposit is a noun, but you could express the same action using deposit as a verb. You deposit money into your bank account.
The verb deposit can be used to refer to anything that you put down or in place. If you're carrying your keys and groceries from the car, you may deposit those items on the counter. Just be careful you don't end up playing "where are my keys" in the morning, if the counter is not your usual place for depositing them. You can also use deposit when nature does the placing. You find a deposit of gold in the mountain rock or there is sediment deposited at the bottom of a river.
Definitions of deposit
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the act of putting something somewhere
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synonyms:
deposition
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repositing, reposition, storage, warehousing
depositing in a warehouse
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stockpiling
accumulating and storing a reserve supply
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buildup
the act of building up an accumulation
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repositing, reposition, storage, warehousing
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money deposited in a bank or some similar institution
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synonyms:
bank deposit
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demand deposit
a bank deposit from which withdrawals can be made without notice
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fund, monetary fund
a reserve of money set aside for some purpose
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demand deposit
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money given as security for an article acquired for temporary use
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a partial payment made at the time of purchase; the balance to be paid later
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synonyms:
down payment
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margin, security deposit
the amount of collateral a customer deposits with a broker when borrowing from the broker to buy securities
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payment
a sum of money paid or a claim discharged
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margin, security deposit
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a payment given as a guarantee that an obligation will be met
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put (something somewhere) firmly
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put, fix, force, or implant
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put into a bank account“She deposits her paycheck every month”
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synonyms:
bank
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the natural process of laying down a deposit of something
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synonyms:
deposition
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electrodeposition
the deposition of a substance on an electrode by the action of electricity (especially by electrolysis)
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pigmentation
natural coloring
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redeposition
deposition from one deposit to another
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superposition
(geology) the deposition of one geological stratum on another
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accretion, accumulation
an increase by natural growth or addition
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the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating
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alluviation, sedimentation
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load, lode
a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks
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champion lode, mother lode
the main vein of ore in a deposit
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geological phenomenon
a natural phenomenon involving the structure or composition of the earth
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load, lode
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matter that has been deposited by some natural process
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sediment
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alluvial deposit, alluvial sediment, alluvion, alluvium
clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down
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dregs, settlings
sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid
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lees
the sediment from fermentation of an alcoholic beverage
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lick, salt lick
a salt deposit that animals regularly lick
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evaporite
the sediment that is left after the evaporation of seawater
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delta
a low triangular area of alluvial deposits where a river divides before entering a larger body of water
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grounds
dregs consisting of solid particles (especially of coffee) that form a residue
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placer
an alluvial deposit that contains particles of some valuable mineral
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matter
that which has mass and occupies space
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a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
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depositary, depository, repository
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archive
a depository containing historical records and documents
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bank, bank building
a building in which the business of banking transacted
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drop
a central depository where things can be left or picked up
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depository library, library
a depository built to contain books and other materials for reading and study
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lost-and-found
repository in a public building where lost articles can be kept until their owners reclaim them
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museum
a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value
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repertory
a storehouse where a stock of things is kept
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sperm bank
a depository for storing sperm
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depot, entrepot, storage, store, storehouse
a depository for goods
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treasury
a depository (a room or building) where wealth and precious objects can be kept safely
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athenaeum, atheneum
a place where reading materials are available
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chancery
an office of archives for public or ecclesiastic records; a court of public records
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dump
a place where supplies can be stored
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garner, granary
a storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed
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circulating library, lending library
library that provides books for use outside the building
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magazine, powder magazine, powder store
a storehouse (as a compartment on a warship) where weapons and ammunition are stored
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maildrop
a drop where mail can be deposited
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railhead
a railroad depot in a theater of operations where military supplies are unloaded for distribution
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science museum
a museum that collects and displays objects having scientific interest
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treasure house
a storehouse for treasures
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storage warehouse, warehouse
a storehouse for goods and merchandise
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facility, installation
a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry
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