deposit

Universal Words noun, verb noun 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)