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

deposit

verb
 
/dɪˈpɒzɪt/
 
/dɪˈpɑːzɪt/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they deposit
 
/dɪˈpɒzɪt/
 
/dɪˈpɑːzɪt/
he / she / it deposits
 
/dɪˈpɒzɪts/
 
/dɪˈpɑːzɪts/
past simple deposited
 
/dɪˈpɒzɪtɪd/
 
/dɪˈpɑːzɪtɪd/
past participle deposited
 
/dɪˈpɒzɪtɪd/
 
/dɪˈpɑːzɪtɪd/
-ing form depositing
 
/dɪˈpɒzɪtɪŋ/
 
/dɪˈpɑːzɪtɪŋ/
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    money

  1. deposit something to put money into a bank account
    • Millions were deposited in Swiss bank accounts.
    • You can withdraw and deposit money in any of our branches.
    Topics Moneyc1
  2. deposit something to pay a sum of money as the first part of a larger payment; to pay a sum of money that you will get back if you return in good condition something that you have rentedTopics Houses and homesc1
  3. put down

  4. deposit somebody/something + adv./prep. to put or lay somebody/something down in a particular place
    • She deposited a pile of books on my desk.
    • (informal) I was whisked off in a taxi and deposited outside the hotel.
  5. leave substance

  6. deposit something (especially of a river or a liquid) to leave a layer of something on the surface of something, especially gradually and over a period of time
    • Sand was deposited which hardened into sandstone.
    Topics Geographyc2
  7. put in safe place

  8. deposit something (in something) | deposit something (with somebody/something) to put something valuable or important in a place where it will be safe
    • Guests may deposit their valuables in the hotel safe.
  9. 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.
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