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Deposit

6 entries found.

  1. 1deposit (verb)
  2. 2deposit (noun)
  3. certificate of deposit
  4. demand deposit
  5. direct deposit
  6. safe–deposit box

Main Entry:
1de·pos·it Listen to the pronunciation of 1deposit
Pronunciation:
\di-ˈpä-zət\
Function:
verb
Inflected Form(s):
de·pos·it·ed Listen to the pronunciation of deposited \-ˈpä-zə-təd, -ˈpäz-təd\ ; de·pos·it·ing Listen to the pronunciation of depositing \-ˈpä-zə-tiŋ, -ˈpäz-tiŋ\
Etymology:
Latin depositus, past participle of deponere
Date:
1624
transitive verb1: to place especially for safekeeping or as a pledge ; especially : to put in a bank2 a: to lay down : place b: to let fall (as sediment)intransitive verb: to become deposited
— de·pos·i·tor Listen to the pronunciation of depositor \-ˈpä-zə-tər, -ˈpäz-tər\ noun
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