money
1 [usuallysing.] a ~ (on sth) a sum of money that is given as the first part of a larger payment:
We've put down a 5% deposit on the house. * They normally ask you to pay ｣100 (as a) deposit. * All deposits are non-refundable.
2 [usuallysing.] a sum of money that is paid by sb when they rent sth and that is returned to them if they do not lose or damage the thing they are renting:
to pay a deposit * They'll probably ask you to leave a deposit.
3 a sum of money that is paid into a bank account:
Deposits can be made at any branch.
4 (in Britain) the amount of money that a candidate in an election to Parliament has to pay, and that is returned if he/she gets enough votes:
All the other candidates lost their deposits.
substance
5 a layer of a substance that has formed naturally underground:
mineral / gold / coal deposits
6 a layer of a substance that has been left somewhere, especially by a river, flood, etc., or is found at the bottom of a liquid:
The rain left a deposit of mud on the windows. * Turkish coffee always leaves a thick deposit at the bottom of the cup. * fatty deposits in the arteries of the heart * glacial deposits
verb [VN]
put down
1 [+adv./prep.] to put or lay sb/sth down in a particular place:
She deposited a pile of books on my desk. * (informal) I was whisked off in a taxi and deposited outside the hotel.
leave substance
2 (especially of a river or a liquid) to leave a layer of sth on the surface of sth, especially gradually and over a period of time:
Sand was deposited which hardened into sandstone.
money
3 to put money into a bank account:
Millions were deposited in Swiss bank accounts.
4 to pay a sum of money as the first part of a larger payment; to pay a sum of money that you will get back if you return in good condition sth that you have rented
put in safe place
5 ~ sth (in sth)
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for deposit is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is deposit a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, deposit is tagged as noun.
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