deposit

CEFRA2

/dɪˈpɒz.ɪt/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Money placed in a bank account or paid in advance.

  2. 02

    verb

    To put money or something somewhere for safekeeping.

Examples

  • Please deposit the money in a bank.

  • Some people do not like to deposit their money in banks.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
4
Synonyms
3

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Bailment of personal property to be kept gratuitously for the bailor (depositor) and without any benefit to the bailee (depositary), e.g. for storage, carriage, repair, etc.

  2. Money placed in a bank account, as for safekeeping or to earn interest.

  3. Sediment or rock that is not native to its present location or is different from the surrounding material. Sometimes refers to ore or gems.

More examples

In context

  • You need to pay a small deposit to secure the apartment.

  • a deposit of seaweed on the shore

  • make a deposit (put money in an account)

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Antonyms

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

To secure the apartment, we had to blank a full month's rent as a safety measure.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

Learned borrowing from Latin depositus, past participle of depono (“put down”). Doublet of depot.