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- Dictionaryde·pos·it/dəˈpäzət/
noun
- 1. a sum of money placed or kept in a bank account, usually to gain interest: "cash funds which are an alternative to bank or building society deposits"
- 2. a sum payable as a first installment on the purchase of something or as a pledge for a contract, the balance being payable later: "we've saved enough for a deposit on a house" Similar
verb
- 1. put or set down (something or someone) in a specific place, typically unceremoniously: "he deposited a pile of schoolbooks on the kitchen table" Similar Opposite
- 2. store or entrust with someone for safekeeping: "a vault in which guests may deposit valuable property"
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