deposit

Definitions

1. 1noun

   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.

2. 2noun

   To lay up or away for safe keeping; to put up; to store; as, to deposit goods in a warehouse.

3. 3noun

   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. 4noun

   To lay aside; to rid one's self of.

5. 5transitive verb

   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).

6. 6transitive verb

   A natural occurrence of a useful mineral under the conditions to invite exploitation.

7. 7transitive verb

   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.

8. 8transitive verb

   A bailment of money or goods to be kept gratuitously for the bailor.

9. 9transitive verb

   Money lodged with a party as earnest or security for the performance of a duty assumed by the person depositing.

10. 10transitive verb

    A place of deposit; a depository.

11. 11noun

    the act of putting something somewhere

    Synonyms

    deposition
12. 12noun

    a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping

    Synonyms

    depositarydepositoryrepository
13. 13noun

    a payment given as a guarantee that an obligation will be met

14. 14noun

    matter that has been deposited by some natural process

    Synonyms

    sediment
15. 15noun

    the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating

    Synonyms

    alluviationsedimentation
16. 16noun

    money given as security for an article acquired for temporary use

    "his deposit was refunded when he returned the car"

17. 17noun

    a partial payment made at the time of purchase; the balance to be paid later

18. 18noun

    money deposited in a bank or some similar institution

19. 19noun

    the natural process of laying down a deposit of something

    Synonyms

    deposition
20. 20verb

    put, fix, force, or implant

    "lodge a bullet in the table"

    "stick your thumb in the crack"

    Synonyms

    lodgestickwedge
21. 21verb

    put (something somewhere) firmly

    "She posited her hand on his shoulder"

    "deposit the suitcase on the bench"

    Synonyms

    fixpositsituate
22. 22verb

    put into a bank account

    "She deposits her paycheck every month"

    Synonyms

    bank