English to English
deposit
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noun (n)
- the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating(noun.phenomenon)source: wordnet30
- matter that has been deposited by some natural process(noun.object)source: wordnet30
- the natural process of laying down a deposit of something(noun.process)source: wordnet30
- money deposited in a bank or some similar institution(noun.possession)source: wordnet30
- a partial payment made at the time of purchase; the balance to be paid later(noun.possession)source: wordnet30
- money given as security for an article acquired for temporary use(noun.possession)Example:
His deposit was refunded when he returned the car.
source: wordnet30 - a payment given as a guarantee that an obligation will be met(noun.communication)source: wordnet30
- a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- the act of putting something somewhere(noun.act)source: wordnet30
- 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).(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- 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.(verb)source: webster1913