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/ |
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
money
put down
leave substance
put in safe place
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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