deposit

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Etymology

From Latin depositus, past participle of deponere which is "to put down".

Pronunciation

Noun

deposit (plural deposits)

  1. Sediment or rock that is not native to its present location or is different from the surrounding material. Sometimes refers to ore or gems.
  2. asset that was left to the care of the other
  3. (banking) Money placed in an account.
  4. Anything left behind on a surface.
    a mineral deposit
    a deposit of seaweed on the shore
  5. (finance) A sum of money or other asset given as an initial payment, to show good faith, or to reserve something for purchase.
    They put a deposit on the apartment.

See also

Verb

to deposit (third-person singular simple present deposits, present participle depositing, simple past and past participle deposited)

  1. (transitive) To leave or adhere one material or item onto another.
    He deposited his gum on the bottom of the table.
  2. To entrust one's assets to the care of another. Sometimes done as collateral.
  3. (transitive) To put money or funds into an account.

Translations

to settle one material onto another
  • Bulgarian: отлагам се bg(bg)
  • Dutch: afzetten nl(nl), neerzetten nl(nl)
  • Finnish: kiinnittää fi(fi)
  • French: déposer fr(fr)
to entrust one's assets to the care of another
to put money or funds into an account
  • Arabic: أودع ar(ar) ('awda3a)
  • Bulgarian: влагам bg(bg)
  • Chinese: 存款 cmn(cmn) (cúnkuǎn), trad. 儲蓄, simpl. 储蓄 (pinyin: chǔxù)
  • Czech: vložit cs(cs)
  • Finnish: tallettaa fi(fi)
  • German: einzahlen de(de)
  • Japanese: 預金する ja(ja) (yokin-suru), 預け入れる ja(ja) (azuke-ireru), 預ける ja(ja) (azukeru)
  • Russian: вкладывать ru(ru) (vkládyvat') (impf.), вложить ru(ru) (vložít') (pf.), депонировать ru(ru) (deponírovat') (impf.), класть ru(ru) (klast') (impf.), положить ru(ru) (položít') (pf.)
  • Swedish: sätta in sv(sv)
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  • Romanian: a depune

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