deposit Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating
    sedimentation; alluviation.
  2. noun matter that has been deposited by some natural process
    sediment.
  3. noun the natural process of laying down a deposit of something
    deposition.
  4. noun money deposited in a bank or some similar institution
    bank deposit.
  5. noun a partial payment made at the time of purchase; the balance to be paid later
    down payment.
  6. noun money given as security for an article acquired for temporary use
    • his deposit was refunded when he returned the car
  7. noun a payment given as a guarantee that an obligation will be met
  8. noun a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
    depository; repository; depositary.
  9. noun the act of putting something somewhere
    deposition.
  10. verb put, fix, force, or implant
    lodge; wedge; stick.
    • lodge a bullet in the table
    • stick your thumb in the crack
  11. verb put into a bank account
    bank.
    • She deposits her paycheck every month
  12. verb put (something somewhere) firmly
    posit; fix; situate.
    • She posited her hand on his shoulder
    • deposit the suitcase on the bench
    • fix your eyes on this spot

WordNet

De*pos"it transitive verb
Etymology
L. depositus, p. p. of deponere. See Depone, and cf. Deposit, n.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Depoited; present participle & verbal noun Depositing
Definitions
  1. To lay down; to place; to put; to let fall or throw down (as sediment); as, a crocodile deposits her eggs in the sand; the waters deposited a rich alluvium.
    The fear is deposited in conscience. Jer. Taylor.
  2. To lay up or away for safekeeping; to put up; to store; as, to deposit goods in a warehouse.
  3. To lodge in some one's hands for sale keeping; to commit to the custody of another; to intrust; esp., to place in a bank, as a sum of money subject to order.
  4. To lay aside; to rid one's self of. Obs.
    If what is written prove useful to you, to the depositing that which i can not deem an error. Hammond.
    ✍ Both this verb and the noun following written deposite.
De*pos"it noun
Etymology
L. depositum, fr. depositus, p. p. of deponere: cf. F. dépôt, OF. depost. See Deposit, v. t., and cf. Depot.
Definitions
  1. That is deposited, or laid or thrown down; as, a deposit in a flue; especially, matter precipitated from a solution (as the siliceous deposits of hot springs), or that which is mechanically deposited (as the mud, gravel, etc., deposits of a river).
    The deposit already formed affording to the succeeding portion of the charged fluid a basis. Kirwan.
  2. (Mining) A natural occurrence of a useful mineral under the conditions to invite exploitation. Raymond.
  3. That which is placed anywhere, or in any one's hands, for safe keeping; somthing intrusted to the care of another; esp., money lodged with a bank or banker, subject to order; anything given as pledge or security.
  4. (Law) (a) A bailment of money or goods to be kept gratuitously for the bailor. (b) Money lodged with a party as earnest or security for the performance of a duty assumed by the person depositing.
  5. A place of deposit; a depository. R.

Webster 1913