Definition of deposit noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

deposit

noun

/dɪˈpɒzɪt/

/dɪˈpɑːzɪt/

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money

[usually singular] a sum of money that is given as the first part of a larger payment synonym down payment

They normally ask you to pay $100 (as a) deposit.
All deposits are non-refundable.
deposit on something (British English) We've put down a five per cent deposit on the house.

Synonyms paymentpaymentpremium ▪ contribution ▪ subscription ▪ repayment ▪ deposit ▪ instalmentThese are all words for an amount of money that you pay or are expected to pay, or for the act of paying.payment an amount of money that you pay or are expected to pay; the act of paying:

ten monthly payments of $50
payment in advance

premium an amount of money that you pay once or regularly for an insurance policy; an extra payment added to the basic rate; a higher amount of money than usual:

an insurance premium
a premium for express delivery

contribution a sum of money that you pay regularly to your employer or the government in order to pay for benefits such as health insurance, a pension, etc:

You can increase your monthly contributions to the pension plan.

subscription an amount of money you pay in advance to receive a service:

a subscription to Netflix

repayment (British English) an amount of money that you pay regularly to a bank, etc. until you have returned all the money that you owe; the act of paying this money:

the repayments on the loan

deposit an amount of money that you pay as the first part of a larger payment:

We've put down a 5 per cent deposit on the house.

instalment one of a number of payments that you make regularly over a period of time until you have paid for something:

We paid for the car by/in instalments.

Patterns

(a/an) annual/monthly/regular payment/premium/contributions/subscription/repayment/deposit/instalment
payment/repayment in full
to pay a(n) premium/contribution/subscription/deposit/instalment
to make a payment/repayment/deposit
to meet/keep up (with) (the) payment(s)/the premiums/(the) repayment(s)/the instalments

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Collocations Moving houseMoving house Renting

live in a rented/(especially North American English) rental property
rent/share/move into a furnished house/(British English) flat/(especially North American English) apartment
rent a studio/(British English) a studio flat/(especially North American English) a studio apartment/(British English) a bedsit
find/get a housemate/(British English) a flatmate/(North American English) a roommate
sign/break the lease/rental agreement/contract
extend/renew/terminate the lease/(British English) tenancy
afford/pay the rent/the bills/(North American English) the utilities
(especially British English) fall behind with/ (especially North American English) fall behind on the rent
pay/lose/return a damage deposit/(North American English) security deposit
give/receive a month’s/two-weeks’ notice to leave/vacate the property

Being a landlord

have a flat/an apartment/a room (British English) to let/(especially North American English) for rent
rent (out)/lease (out)/ (British English) let (out)/sublet a flat/an apartment/a house/a property
collect/increase/raise the rent
evict the existing tenants
attract/find new/prospective tenants
invest in rental property/(British English) property to let/(British English) the buy-to-let market

Buying

buy/acquire/purchase a house/(a) property/(especially North American English) (a piece of) prime real estate
call/contact/use (British English) an estate agent/(North American English) a Realtor™/(North American English) a real estate agent/broker
make/ (British English) put in an offer on a house
put down/save for (British English) a deposit on a house
make/put/save for (especially North American English) a down payment on a house/home
apply for/arrange/take out a mortgage/home loan
(struggle to) pay the mortgage
make/meet/keep up/cover the monthly mortgage payments/(British English also) repayments
(British English) repossess/ (especially North American English) foreclose on somebody’s home/house

Selling

put your house/property on the market/up for sale/up for auction
increase/lower your price/the asking price
have/hold/hand over the deed/(especially British English) deeds of/to the house, land, etc.

Extra Examples

I had to leave a €50 deposit on the bike.
We've put down the deposit on our new car.
The shop said it would reserve the rug for him if he paid £20 as a deposit.
All deposits for holiday cottages are refundable.

Topics Houses and homesb2

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + deposit

pay
put down

preposition

deposit on

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[usually singular] a sum of money that is paid by somebody when they rent something and that is returned to them if they do not lose or damage the thing they are renting

to pay a deposit
They'll probably ask you to leave a deposit.

substance

a layer of a substance that has formed naturally underground

mineral/gold/coal deposits

Extra Examples

The region has many deposits of valuable oil.
an area with large mineral deposits

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

large
rich
thick
…

verb + deposit

contain
have
form
…

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a layer of a substance that has been left somewhere, especially by a river, flood, etc., or is found at the bottom of a liquid

The rain left a deposit of mud on the windows.
fatty deposits in the arteries of the heart
glacial deposits
The floods left a thick deposit of mud over the fields.

Topics Geographyc1

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

large
rich
thick
…

verb + deposit

contain
have
form
…

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Word Originlate 16th cent. (especially in the phrases in deposit or on deposit): from Latin depositum (noun), medieval Latin depositare (verb), both from Latin deposit- ‘laid aside’, from the verb deponere.

Idioms

on deposit

(of money) placed in a deposit account
- With interest rates so low, there is little point in having cash on deposit.

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