deposit

deposit

English

Alternative forms

• deposite (17th-19th centuries)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin depositus, past participle of depono (“put down”). Doublet of depot.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /dɪˈpɒzɪt/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /dɨˈpɑzɪt/

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• Rhymes: -ɒzɪt

Noun

deposit (plural deposits)

1. (geology) 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. That which is placed anywhere, or in anyone's hands, for safekeeping; something entrusted to the care of another.
3. (banking) Money placed in an account.
4. Anything left behind on a surface.

   a mineral deposit

   a deposit of seaweed on the shore

   a deposit of jam on my countertop

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 down a deposit on the apartment.

6. 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
7. A place of deposit; a depository.

Derived terms

• bank deposit
• bottle deposit
• brickdust deposit
• can deposit
• certificate of deposit
• container deposit
• container-deposit
• credit-deposit ratio
• demand deposit
• deposit contract
• deposit interest retention tax
• direct deposit
• safe-deposit
• safe deposit box
• safe-deposit box
• safety-deposit box
• security deposit
• time deposit

 

Related terms

• depositary
• depository

 

Translations

sediment or rock different from the surrounding material

Belarusian: радо́вішча n (radóvišča), месцанараджэ́нне n (mjescanaradžénnje), абло́га (be) f (ablóha) Bulgarian: зале́ж m (zaléž) Catalan: jaciment (ca) m Chinese: Mandarin: 沉積／沉积 (zh) (chénjī) Danish: aflejring (da) c, forekomst c Dutch: afzetting (nl) f, neerzetting f Estonian: sadestis Finnish: esiintymä (fi) French: dépôt (fr) m, gisement (fr) m German: Ablagerung (de) f, Vorkommen (de) n Greek: κοίτασμα (el) n (koítasma) Ido: sedimento (io) Interlingua: deposito Japanese: 堆積物 (たいせきぶつ, taisekibutsu) Korean: 퇴적물(堆積物) (ko) (toejeongmul) Maori: pātokatoka Polish: osad (pl) m, złoże (pl) n Portuguese: depósito (pt) m Romanian: depozit (ro) n, depunere (ro) f, zăcământ (ro) n Russian: месторожде́ние (ru) n (mestoroždénije), за́лежь (ru) f (záležʹ), оса́док (ru) m (osádok), отложе́ние (ru) n (otložénije) Swedish: avlagring (sv) c Tagalog: latak Ukrainian: родо́вище n (rodóvyšče), по́клад m (póklad)

asset that was left to the care of the other

Belarusian: дэпазі́т m (depazít) Bulgarian: депо́зит m (depózit) Catalan: dipòsit (ca) m Danish: depositum n Dutch: storting (nl) f Finnish: talletus (fi), depositio (fi) French: dépôt (fr) m German: Depot (de) n Greek: παρακαταθήκη (el) f (parakatathíki) Hungarian: letét (hu) Interlingua: deposito Italian: deposito (it) m Portuguese: depósito (pt) m Romanian: depozit (ro) n Russian: депози́т (ru) m (depozít) Swedish: deposition (sv) c Ukrainian: депози́т m (depozýt) Welsh: adnau m

money placed in an account

Arabic: وَدِيعَة‎ f (wadīʿa) Belarusian: укла́д m (uklád), дэпазі́т m (depazít) Bulgarian: влог (bg) m (vlog) Catalan: dipòsit (ca) m Chinese: Mandarin: 存款 (zh) (cúnkuǎn) Czech: vklad m Danish: indskud (da) n Dutch: deposito (nl) n Finnish: talletus (fi) French: dépôt (fr) m German: Einzahlung (de) f Greek: κατάθεση (el) f (katáthesi) Hungarian: betét (hu), bankbetét (hu) Italian: caparra (it), deposito (it) m, acconto (it) m Japanese: 預金 (ja) (yokin), デポジット (ja) (depojitto), 入金 (ja) (にゅうきん, nyūkin) Korean: 예금(預金) (ko) (yegeum), 입금(入金) (ipgeum) Maori: moni kuhu, pūtea tāpae Persian: ودیعه‎ (fa) (vadi'e), سپرده‎ (fa) (seporde) Polish: depozyt (pl) m, wpłata (pl) f Portuguese: depósito (pt) m Russian: депози́т (ru) m (depozít), вклад (ru) m (vklad) Spanish: depósito (es) m Swedish: insättning (sv) c Thai: เงินฝาก (ngən-fàak) Ukrainian: вклад m (vklad), депози́т m (depozýt) Welsh: adnau m

anything left behind on a surface

Danish: aflejring (da) c Finnish: esiintymä (fi) German: Depot (de) n Greek: ίζημα (el) n (ízima) Italian: deposito (it) m, sedimento (it) m Norwegian: Bokmål: avsetning m or f Polish: osad (pl) m, ślad (pl) m Portuguese: depósito (pt) m

money given as an initial payment

Arabic: please add this translation if you can Catalan: bestreta (ca) f Chinese: Mandarin: 押金 (zh) (yājīn), 定金 (zh) (dìngjīn), 保證金／保证金 (zh) (bǎozhèngjīn) Danish: depositum n, udbetaling c Dutch: aanbetaling (nl) f Estonian: deposiit Finnish: ennakko (fi), vakuus (fi), käsiraha (fi) French: acompte (fr) m, arrhes (fr) f pl Georgian: please add this translation if you can German: Anzahlung (de) f Greek: προκαταβολή (el) f (prokatavolí) Hungarian: letét (hu), foglaló (hu), kaució (hu) Italian: caparra (it) f, anticipo (it) m, acconto (it) m, deposito (it) m Japanese: 保証金 (ja) (ほしょうきん, hoshōkin) Korean: 보증금(保證金) (ko) (bojeunggeum) Latin: arrabō m Maori: moni tāpui Polish: zaliczka (pl) f Portuguese: entrada (pt) f Russian: зада́ток (ru) m (zadátok), взнос (ru) m (vznos) Spanish: depósito (es) m Swedish: handpenning (sv) c Thai: มัดจำ (mát-jam), เงินมัดจำ, ค่ามัดจำ Turkish: pey (tr)

security for a borrowed item

Chinese: Mandarin: 保證金／保证金 (zh) (bǎozhèngjīn) Danish: pant n, depositum n Dutch: statiegeld (nl) Estonian: pant (et) Finnish: pantti (fi) French: caution (fr) f German: Pfand (de) m, Kaution (de) f Gothic: 𐍅𐌰𐌳𐌹 n (wadi) Greek: παράβολο (el) n (parávolo) Japanese: 担保 (ja) (たんぽ, tanpo), 敷金 (しききん, shikikin) Korean: 담보(擔保) (ko) (dambo) Norwegian: Bokmål: depositum n Old Swedish: panter Polish: kaucja (pl) f Portuguese: empenho (pt) m Russian: зало́г (ru) m (zalóg) Spanish: empeño (es) m Swedish: deposition (sv) c, depositionsavgift c, pant (sv) c Thai: เงินประกัน, ค่าประกัน

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See also

• refundable

Verb

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

1. (transitive) To lay down; to place; to put.

   A crocodile deposits her eggs in the sand.

   The waters deposited a rich alluvium.

   • 1660, Jeremy Taylor, Ductor Dubitantium, or the Rule of Conscience in All Her General Measures; […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: […] James Flesher, for Richard Royston […], OCLC 1179528230:

     This fear is deposited in conscience.

2. To lay up or away for safekeeping; to put up; to store.

   to deposit goods in a warehouse

3. To entrust one's assets to the care of another. Sometimes done as collateral.
4. (transitive) To put money or funds into an account.

   I had to deposit two months' rent into my landlord's account before he gave me the keys.

5. To lay aside; to rid oneself of.
   • 1654, Henry Hammond, Of Schism: or a Defence of the Church of England

     reform and deposit his error

Antonyms

• withdraw

Translations

to lay down

Bulgarian: отлагам се (otlagam se) Catalan: dipositar (ca) Dutch: afzetten (nl), neerzetten (nl) Finnish: laskea (fi), sijoittaa (fi), panna (fi), asettaa (fi) French: déposer (fr) Greek: καταθέτω (el) (katathéto) Hungarian: lerak (hu), letesz (hu) Ido: depozar (io) Interlingua: depositar Latin: dēpōnō (la) Maori: whakatakoto Polish: składać (pl) impf, złożyć (pl) pf, osadzać (pl) impf, osadzić (pl) pf Portuguese: depositar (pt) Rapa Nui: hata Romanian: depune (ro)

to lay up or away for safekeeping; to put up; to store

Finnish: säilyttää (fi), panna talteen Hungarian: elhelyez (hu) Latin: dēpōnō (la)

to entrust one's assets to the care of another

Bulgarian: депонирам (deponiram) Dutch: storten (nl) Finnish: uskoa jonkun haltuun French: déposer (fr) Greek: δίνω εγγύηση (díno engýisi) Hungarian: letétbe helyez, letesz (hu) Interlingua: depositar Japanese: 預ける (ja) (azukeru) Latin: dēpōnō (la) Polish: powierzać (pl) impf, powierzyć (pl) pf, deponować (pl) impf, zdeponować pf Portuguese: depositar (pt) Romanian: lăsa în îngrijire Swedish: deponera (sv)

to put money or funds into an account

Arabic: أَوْدَعَ‎ (ʾawdaʿa) Bulgarian: влагам (bg) (vlagam) Catalan: dipositar (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: (please verify) 存款 (zh) (cúnkuǎn), 儲蓄／储蓄 (zh) (chǔxù) Czech: vložit (cs) Esperanto: deponi Finnish: tallettaa (fi), panna tilille German: einzahlen (de) Greek: καταθέτω (el) (katathéto), προκαταβάλλω (el) (prokatavállo) Hungarian: betesz (hu), berak (hu) Irish: taisc Japanese: 振り込む (furikomu) Latin: confiscō Maori: whakaputu Polish: wpłacać (pl) impf, wpłacić (pl) pf Portuguese: depositar (pt) Romanian: depune (ro), depozita (ro) Russian: вкла́дывать (ru) impf (vkládyvatʹ), вложи́ть (ru) pf (vložítʹ), депони́ровать (ru) impf (deponírovatʹ), класть (ru) impf (klastʹ), положи́ть (ru) pf (položítʹ) Spanish: depositar (es) Swedish: sätta in (sv) Turkish: yatırmak (tr)

to lay aside; to rid oneself of

Anagrams

• dopiest, podites, posited, side pot, sopited, toe-dips, topside