Dictionary entries for 'deposit'

Synonyms

de·pos·it (dĭ-pŏźĭt)

[Latin dēpōnere, dēposit-; see depone.]

verb: -it·ed, -it·ing, -its.

To put or set down; place.
To lay down or leave behind by a natural process: layers of sediment that were deposited on the ocean floor; glaciers that deposited their debris as they melted.
1. To give over or entrust for safekeeping.
2. To put (money) in a bank or financial account.
To give as partial payment or security.

Something, such as money, that is entrusted for safekeeping, as in a bank.
The condition of being deposited: funds on deposit with a broker.
A partial or initial payment of a cost or debt: left a $100 deposit toward the purchase of a stereo system.
A sum of money given as security for an item acquired for temporary use.
A depository.
Something deposited, especially by a natural process, as:
1. Geology A concentration of mineral matter or sediment in a layer, vein, or pocket: iron ore deposits; rich deposits of oil and natural gas.
2. Physiology An accumulation of organic or inorganic material, such as a lipid or mineral, in a body tissue, structure, or fluid.
3. A sediment or precipitate that has settled out of a solution.
A coating or crust left on a surface, as by evaporation or electrolysis.