1 de·pos·it
Pronounced:
/dɪˈpɑ:zət/
Function:
verbInflected forms:
de·pos·its; de·pos·it·ed; de·pos·it·ingMeaning:
[+ obj] 1 : to put (money) in a bank account ▪ Your paycheck will be automatically deposited into your account. ▪ I deposited over $3,000 this afternoon.
2 somewhat formal : to put or leave (someone or something) in a particular place ▪ He carefully deposited [=(more commonly) put, placed] the tools in the trunk of his car. ▪ Please deposit your things in your room and return to the hotel lobby. ▪ The taxi deposited us at the train station.
3 : to leave an amount of (something, such as sand, snow, or mud) on a surface or area especially over a period of time ▪ layers of mud deposited by flood waters ▪ The storm may deposit [=leave] up to three feet of snow in some areas.
2 somewhat formal : to put or leave (someone or something) in a particular place ▪ He carefully deposited [=(more commonly) put, placed] the tools in the trunk of his car. ▪ Please deposit your things in your room and return to the hotel lobby. ▪ The taxi deposited us at the train station.
3 : to leave an amount of (something, such as sand, snow, or mud) on a surface or area especially over a period of time ▪ layers of mud deposited by flood waters ▪ The storm may deposit [=leave] up to three feet of snow in some areas.
—de·pos·i·tor /dɪˈpɑ:zətɚ/ noun plural de·pos·i·tors [count] ▪ bank depositors [=people who put money in a bank account]
/dɪˈpɑ:zətɚ/ noun plural de·pos·i·tors [count] ▪ bank depositors [=people who put money in a bank account]