DEPOSIT
/dɪˈpɒzɪt/ ► audio Scrabble 10 Words With Friends 11
Definition
- verb put, fix, force, or implant.
— synonyms: lodge, wedge, stick
- verb put into a bank account.
— synonyms: bank
- verb put (something somewhere) firmly.
— synonyms: situate, fix, posit
- noun the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating.
— synonyms: sedimentation, alluviation
- noun matter that has been deposited by some natural process.
— synonyms: sediment
- noun the natural process of laying down a deposit of something.
— synonyms: deposition
- noun money deposited in a bank or some similar institution.
— synonyms: bank_deposit
- noun a partial payment made at the time of purchase.
— synonyms: down_payment
- noun money given as security for an article acquired for temporary use.
- noun a payment given as a guarantee that an obligation will be met.
- noun a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping.
— synonyms: depository, depositary, repository
- noun the act of putting something somewhere.
— synonyms: deposition
Examples
- “a deposit of seaweed on the shore”
- “They put a deposit on the apartment.”
- “A crocodile deposits her eggs in the sand.”
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