deposit

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deposit
dɪˈpɒzɪt Listen
Meanings
noun
  • a sum of money paid into a bank or building society account.
    E.g. cash funds which are an alternative to bank or building society deposits
  • a sum payable as a first instalment on the purchase of something or as a pledge for a contract, the balance being payable later.
    E.g. we've saved enough for a deposit on a house
  • a layer or mass of accumulated matter.
    E.g. the deposits of salt on the paintwork
  • the action of placing something in a specified place.
    E.g. the deposit of a thesis in a library gives no guarantee of copyright protection
verb
  • put or set down (something or someone) in a specific place.
    E.g. he deposited a pile of school books on the kitchen table
  • place (something) somewhere for safekeeping.
    E.g. a vault in which guests may deposit valuable property

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