depósito

Definitions of depósito
  1. noun
    a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
    synonyms: depositaría
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    archivo
    a depository containing historical records and documents
    banco
    a building in which the business of banking transacted
    biblioteca
    a depository built to contain books and other materials for reading and study
    museo
    a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value
    repertorio
    a storehouse where a stock of things is kept
    banco de esperma
    a depository for storing sperm
    almacén
    a depository for goods
    tesorería
    a depository (a room or building) where wealth and precious objects can be kept safely
    ateneo
    a place where reading materials are available
    cancillería
    an office of archives for public or ecclesiastic records; a court of public records
    alfolí, cilla, granero, hórreo, pósito, troj
    a storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed
    arsenal, polvorín
    a storehouse (as a compartment on a warship) where weapons and ammunition are stored
    museo científico
    a museum that collects and displays objects having scientific interest
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    servicio
    a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry
  2. noun
    a room in which things are stored
    synonyms: almacén, colca, despensa, gambuza, pañol, trastero
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    cerería
    a storeroom where candles are kept
    desván, trastera, trastero
    a storeroom in a house where odds and ends can be stored (especially furniture)
    bodega, despensa, repostería
    a small storeroom for storing foods or wines
    almacén
    storeroom for storing goods and supplies used in a business
    cámara acorazada
    a burglarproof and fireproof room in which valuables are kept
    caja fuerte
    a strongroom or compartment (often made of steel) for safekeeping of valuables
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    aposento, cuarto, habitación
    an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
  3. noun
    an electronic memory device
    synonyms: almacén
  4. noun
    a payment given as a guarantee that an obligation will be met
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    autorización, garantía
    a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications
  5. noun
    matter that has been deposited by some natural process
    synonyms: sedimento
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    asiento, bachicha, escoria, escurriduras, fundamento, hez, madre, poso, sedimento, terrenos, zupia, zurrapa
    sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid
    borra, hez, madre, poso, solera
    the sediment from fermentation of an alcoholic beverage
    salero
    a salt deposit that animals regularly lick
    delta
    a low triangular area of alluvial deposits where a river divides before entering a larger body of water
    asiento, bachicha, escoria, escurriduras, fundamento, hez, madre, poso, sedimento, terrenos, zupia, zurrapa
    dregs consisting of solid particles (especially of coffee) that form a residue
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    sustancia
    that which has mass and occupies space
  6. noun
    a written agreement (or property or money) delivered to a third party or put in trust by one party to a contract to be returned after fulfillment of some condition
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    acuerdo escrito
    a legal document summarizing the agreement between parties
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