depósito

depósito

See also: deposito, depositó, and depositò

Portuguese

Noun

depósito m (plural depósitos)

1. deposit
   1. (geology) sediment or rock different from the surrounding material
   2. (banking) money placed in an account

      Antonym: saque

   3. anything left behind on a surface
2. store; depot; warehouse (place where items may be kept)

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin dēpositum. Compare English deposit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈposito/ [d̪eˈpo.si.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -osito
• Syllabification: de‧pó‧si‧to

Noun

depósito m (plural depósitos)

1. deposit

   Synonym: ingreso

2. store, stock, depot, warehouse, repository
3. tank, reservoir
4. (Spain) pound, car pound (UK); impound lot, impound (US)

   Synonyms: depósito municipal, (Mexico) corralón

5. sediment, dregs

   Synonyms: concho, decantación

Hyponyms

• depósito de cadáveres
• depósito legal
• depósito mineral (“mineral deposit”)

Related terms

• deponer
• deposición
• depositar

 

Further reading

• “depósito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014