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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Deposit \De*pos"it\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Deposited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Depositing}.] [L. depositus, p. p. of deponere. See {Depone}, and cf. {Deposit}, noun]
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 safe keeping; to put up; to store; as, to deposit goods in a warehouse.
3. To lodge in some one's hands for safe 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 but deem an error. --Hammond.
Note: Both this verb and the noun following were formerly written {deposite}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Deposit \De*pos"it\, noun [L. depositum, fr. depositus, p. p. of deponere: cf. F. d['e]p[^o]t, OF. depost. See {Deposit}, v. t., and cf. {Depot}.]
1. That which 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; something 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.]
{Bank of deposit}. See under {Bank}.
{In deposit}, or {On deposit}, in trust or safe keeping as a deposit; as, coins were received on deposit.
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
noun
1: the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating [syn: {deposit}, {sedimentation}, {alluviation}]
2: matter that has been deposited by some natural process [syn: {sediment}, {deposit}]
3: the natural process of laying down a deposit of something [syn: {deposition}, {deposit}]
4: money deposited in a bank or some similar institution [syn: {deposit}, {bank deposit}]
5: a partial payment made at the time of purchase; the balance to be paid later [syn: {down payment}, {deposit}]
6: money given as security for an article acquired for temporary use; "his deposit was refunded when he returned the car"
7: a payment given as a guarantee that an obligation will be met
8: a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping [syn: {depository}, {deposit}, {depositary}, {repository}]
9: the act of putting something somewhere [syn: {deposit}, {deposition}]
verb
1: put, fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table"; "stick your thumb in the crack" [syn: {lodge}, {wedge}, {stick}, {deposit}] [ant: {dislodge}, {free}]
2: put into a bank account; "She deposits her paycheck every month" [syn: {deposit}, {bank}] [ant: {draw}, {draw off}, {take out}, {withdraw}]
3: put (something somewhere) firmly; "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot" [syn: {situate}, {fix}, {posit}, {deposit}]
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