noun
deposit
dih-POZ-iht
noun
1
A sum of money paid into a bank account, or an initial partial payment made to secure a purchase.
"They paid a 10% deposit on the house."
"She made a deposit at the bank on her lunch break."
2
A layer of material, such as minerals or sediment, that has built up naturally in a particular place.
"Geologists found a large deposit of copper beneath the hillside."
verb
1
To put money into a bank account, or to leave something in a particular place.
"He deposited his paycheck using the banking app."
"The river deposits silt along its banks every spring."
How to Use Deposit
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishMoney put into an account or paid upfront, or natural material that has settled somewhere over time.
Common pairings
pay a deposit
deposit money
mineral deposit
security deposit
Word Forms
deposited past tense, deposits plural, deposits singular
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Etymology
A learned borrowing from Latin depositus, the past participle of deponere ("to put down") — making it a doublet of "depot."