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Deposit   /dəpˈɑzɪt/  /dɪpˈɑzət/   Listen
noun
Deposit  n.  
1.
That which is deposited, or laid or thrown down; as, a deposit in a flue; especially, matter precipitated from a solution (as the siliceous deposits of hot springs), or that which is mechanically deposited (as the mud, gravel, etc., deposits of a river). "The deposit already formed affording to the succeeding portion of the charged fluid a basis."
2.
(Mining) A natural occurrence of a useful mineral under the conditions to invite exploitation.
3.
That which is placed anywhere, or in any one's hands, for safe keeping; something intrusted to the care of another; esp., money lodged with a bank or banker, subject to order; anything given as pledge or security.
4.
(Law)
(a)
A bailment of money or goods to be kept gratuitously for the bailor.
(b)
Money lodged with a party as earnest or security for the performance of a duty assumed by the person depositing.
5.
A place of deposit; a depository. (R.)
Bank of deposit. See under Bank.
In deposit, or On deposit, in trust or safe keeping as a deposit; as, coins were received on deposit.


verb
Deposit  v. t.  (past & past part. deposited; pres. part. depositing)  
1.
To lay down; to place; to put; to let fall or throw down (as sediment); as, a crocodile deposits her eggs in the sand; the waters deposited a rich alluvium. "The fear is deposited in conscience."
2.
To lay up or away for safe keeping; to put up; to store; as, to deposit goods in a warehouse.
3.
To lodge in some one's hands for safe keeping; to commit to the custody of another; to intrust; esp., to place in a bank, as a sum of money subject to order.
4.
To lay aside; to rid one's self of. (Obs.) "If what is written prove useful to you, to the depositing that which I can not but deem an error." Note: Both this verb and the noun following were formerly written deposite.





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... in Calcutta spelled bankshall. A shop, office, or other place, for transacting business. Also, a square inclosure at the pearl-fishery. Also, a beach store-house wherein ships deposit their rigging and furniture while undergoing repair. Also, where small commercial courts and ...
— The Sailor's Word-Book • William Henry Smyth
... illustrious Brahman himself, the Lord of the universe of creatures, this Yudhishthira of mighty energy will rule you. That which should certainly be said is now said by me. I make over to you it this Yudhishthira here as a deposit. I make you also a deposit in the hands of this hero. It behoves you all to forget and forgive whatever injury has been done to you by those sons of mine that are no longer alive, or, indeed, by any one else belonging to me. Ye never harboured any wrath against me on any previous occasion. ...
— The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 • Kisari Mohan Ganguli
... are none the less wealthy; the post office deposit of Morano is said to have two million francs to its credit, mostly the savings of these humble cultivators, who can discover an astonishing amount of money when it is a question, for example, of providing their daughters with a dowry. The bridal dress alone, a blaze of blue silk ...
— Old Calabria • Norman Douglas
... his bank-book from a drawer, he unpinned the six checks on his desk, indorsed each thus: wrote a deposit-slip, and, handing the book to ...
— The Americanization of Edward Bok - The Autobiography of a Dutch Boy Fifty Years After • Edward William Bok (1863-1930)
... following scheme: he bought a balangut hat (a very cheap straw), and painted it five different colors. In the town where Juan was to operate, there were only three stores. He went to each one of them and deposited twenty pesos, saying to the owner of each, "I will deposit twenty pesos in your store, and to-morrow afternoon I will bring some friends here with me. We will perhaps take some refreshments or buy some goods, but in any case I will see to it that the total amount of the things we take is not over the twenty pesos. Then, when ...
— Filipino Popular Tales • Dean S. Fansler


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