deposit
Part of speech: noun
verb
Morphological type: simple
Topics: banking
business
finance
geography
geology
law
natural-sciences
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *de
Proto-Indo-European *-h₁
Proto-Indo-European *déh₁
Proto-Italic *dē
Latin dē
Latin dē-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep
Proto-Indo-European *-o
Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó
Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó
Proto-Indo-European *teḱ-der.
Proto-Indo-European *tḱey-der.
Proto-Italic *sinō
Proto-Italic *pozinō
Old Latin *poznō
Latin pōnō
Latin dēpōnō
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Italic *-tos
Latin -tus
Latin deposituslbor.
English deposit
Learned borrowing from Latin depositus, past participle of depono (“put down”). Doublet of depot.
Inflected forms:
form: deposits
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: deposite
pos: noun
tags: alternative
form: deposits
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: depositing
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: deposited
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: deposited
pos: verb
tags: past
form: deposite
pos: verb
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: Sediment or rock that is not native to its present location or is different from the surrounding material. Sometimes refers to ore or gems.
pos: noun
examples: Newly discovered oil and gas deposits at Nan-ch'ung in Szechwan also promise to be of increasing importance.
gloss: Bailment of personal property to be kept gratuitously for the bailor (depositor) and without any benefit to the bailee (depositary), e.g. for storage, carriage, repair, etc.
pos: noun
gloss: Money placed in a bank account, as for safekeeping or to earn interest.
pos: noun
examples: make a deposit (put money in an account)
gloss: Anything left behind on a surface.
pos: noun
examples: a mineral deposit
a deposit of seaweed on the shore
a deposit of jam on my countertop
gloss: A sum of money or other asset given as an initial payment, to show good faith, or to reserve something for purchase.
pos: noun
examples: They put down a deposit on the apartment.
gloss: A sum of money given as a security for a borrowed item, which will be given back when the item is returned, e.g., a bottle deposit or can deposit
pos: noun
gloss: A place of deposit; a depository.
pos: noun
gloss: To lay down; to place; to put.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: A crocodile deposits her eggs in the sand.
The waters deposited a rich alluvium.
This fear is deposited in conscience.
The lights of Luluabourg disappeared, and we were in the blackness of the African night, which was continuously pierced by the showers of red sparks ejected skywards and red hot ashes deposited on the track as the fireman rocked his fire.
gloss: To lay up or away for safekeeping; to put up; to store.
pos: verb
examples: to deposit goods in a warehouse
gloss: To entrust one's assets to the care of another. Sometimes done as collateral.
pos: verb
gloss: To put money or funds into an account.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: I had to deposit two months' rent into my landlord's account before he gave me the keys.
gloss: To lay aside; to rid oneself of.
pos: verb
examples: reform and deposit his error
Antonyms: withdraw
Related words: depose
depositary
depository
repository
suppository
refundable
Derived words: biodeposit
bottle deposit
brickdust deposit
can deposit
certificate of deposit
container deposit
credit-deposit ratio
demand deposit
deposit account
deposit contract
deposit insurance
deposit interest retention tax
deposit money
deposit protection
deposit receipt
deposit slip
direct deposit
downposit
immunodeposit
macrodeposit
microdeposit
nanodeposit
rhizodeposit
safe-deposit
safe-deposit box
safe deposit box
safety deposit
safety-deposit box
security deposit
statutory deposit
subdeposit
term deposit
time deposit
time deposit account
codeposit
depositee
depositor
electrodeposit
electrodeposited
misdeposited
predeposit
predeposited
redeposit
rhizodeposited
undeposited
Translations:
lang: Bulgarian
word: депо́зит
roman: depózit
lang: Bulgarian
word: капаро
roman: kaparo
lang: Catalan
word: bestreta
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 押金
roman: yājīn
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 定金
roman: dìngjīn
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 保證金 /保证金
roman: bǎozhèngjīn
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 訂金 /订金
roman: dìng jīn
lang: Danish
word: depositum
lang: Danish
word: udbetaling
lang: Dutch
word: aanbetaling
lang: Estonian
word: käsiraha
lang: Estonian
word: deposiit
lang: Finnish
word: ennakko
lang: Finnish
word: vakuus
lang: Finnish
word: käsiraha
lang: French
word: acompte
lang: French
word: arrhes
lang: German
word: Anzahlung
lang: Greek
word: προκαταβολή
roman: prokatavolí
lang: Hungarian
word: letét
lang: Hungarian
word: foglaló
lang: Hungarian
word: kaució
lang: Ingrian
word: käsiraha
lang: Italian
word: caparra
lang: Italian
word: anticipo
lang: Italian
word: acconto
lang: Italian
word: deposito
lang: Japanese
word: 保証金
roman: hoshōkin
lang: Japanese
word: 頭金
roman: atamakin
lang: Korean
word: 보증금
roman: bojeunggeum
lang: Latin
word: arrhabō
lang: Māori
word: moni tāpui
lang: Polish
word: zaliczka
lang: Portuguese
word: entrada
lang: Russian
word: зада́ток
roman: zadátok
lang: Russian
word: взнос
roman: vznos
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: dȅpozīt
lang: Spanish
word: depósito
lang: Swedish
word: handpenning
lang: Thai
word: มัดจำ
roman: mát-jam
lang: Thai
word: เงินมัดจำ
lang: Thai
word: ค่ามัดจำ
lang: Turkish
word: pey
lang: Vietnamese
word: tiền thế chấp
lang: Vietnamese
word: tiền đặt cọc
lang: Welsh
word: blaendal