deposit | ||
1. | [ verb ] fix, force, or implant | |
Synonyms: | stick wedge lodge | |
Examples: | "lodge a bullet in the table" |
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Related terms: | dislodge fasten redeposit stick_out extend | |
2. | [ verb ] (finance) put into a bank account | |
Synonyms: | bank | |
Examples: | "She deposits her paycheck every month" |
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Related terms: | withdraw give redeposit depository_financial_institution depositor | |
3. | [ verb ] put (something somewhere) firmly | |
Synonyms: | situate posit fix | |
Examples: | "She posited her hand on his shoulder" "deposit the suitcase on the bench" "fix your eyes on this spot" |
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Related terms: | situate bury sediment | |
4. | [ verb ] put into a certain place or abstract location | |
Synonyms: | put place set lay situate position posit pose fix | |
Examples: | "Put your things here" "Set the tray down" "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children" "Place emphasis on a certain point" |
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Related terms: | put move install settle arrange park lay seat insert plant misplace replace throw set_down lean sow superimpose bury space stand recess clap cock throw juxtapose position stick glycerolize marshal misplace butt ensconce poise rest docket set_down pillow ground plant stratify nestle bottle emplace barrel bucket recline sign repose intersperse postpose parallelize pile reposition superpose middle prepose tee load perch cram trench coffin rack_up upend pigeonhole ladle underlay appose bed siphon set step emplace ship jar imbricate shelve raise assemble arrange postpone lay put_on communicate replace range land post drop imprison ensnare rig set_back disembark topographic_point position set space setting | |
5. | [ noun ] matter deposited by water or ice or wind | |
Synonyms: | sediment | |
Related terms: | substance dregs lees salt_lick evaporite alluvial_sediment | |
6. | [ noun ] (geology) the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating | |
Synonyms: | sedimentation alluviation | |
Related terms: | geological_phenomenon lode sediment | |
7. | [ noun ] money deposited in a bank | |
Synonyms: | bank_deposit | |
Related terms: | fund demand_deposit | |
8. | [ noun ] a facility where things can be deposited for safekeeping | |
Synonyms: | repository depository | |
Related terms: | facility bank repertory museum storehouse library sperm_bank archive treasury lost-and-found drop storage_space | |
9. | [ noun ] money given as security for an article acquired for temporary use | |
Examples: | "his deposit was refunded when he returned the car" |
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Related terms: | security | |
10. | [ noun ] (business) a partial payment made at the time of purchase; the balance to be paid later | |
Synonyms: | down_payment | |
Related terms: | payment margin | |
11. | [ noun ] the natural process of laying down a deposit of something | |
Synonyms: | deposition | |
Related terms: | accretion redeposition pigmentation superposition electrodeposition | |
12. | [ noun ] a payment given as a guarantee that an obligation will be met | |
Related terms: | guarantee | |
13. | [ noun ] the act of putting something somewhere | |
Synonyms: | deposition | |
Related terms: | buildup repositing | |
Similar spelling: |
depositor depository deposition deep-set Deep_South deposed deficit |