5 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Deposit \De*pos"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deposited}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Depositing}.] [L. depositus, p. p. of deponere. See
{Depone}, and cf. {Deposit}, n.]
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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Deposit \De*pos"it\, n. [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) 2.0 [wn]:
deposit
n 1: the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating [syn: {sedimentation},
{alluviation}]
2: matter deposited by some natural process [syn: {sediment}]
3: the natural process of laying down a deposit of something
[syn: {deposition}]
4: money deposited in a bank [syn: {bank deposit}]
5: a partial payment made at the time of purchase; the balance
to be paid later [syn: {down payment}]
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}, {repository}]
9: the act of putting something somewhere [syn: {deposition}]
v 1: fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table" [syn:
{lodge}, {wedge}, {stick}] [ant: {dislodge}]
2: put into a bank account; "She deposites her paycheck every
month" [syn: {bank}] [ant: {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}]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Deposit, NY (village, FIPS 20346)
Location: 42.06397 N, 75.42188 W
Population (1990): 1936 (834 housing units)
Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 13754
From eng-fra [engfra]:
deposit
[dipɔzit]
déposer