deposit
Sediment or rock that is not native to its present location or is different from the surrounding material. Sometimes refers to ore or gems.
Other meanings
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.
Money placed in a bank account, as for safekeeping or to earn interest.
Related words
- bottle deposit
- term deposit
- can deposit
- deposit insurance
- deposit protection
- downposit
- safety deposit
- security deposit
- brickdust deposit
- certificate of deposit
- container deposit
- credit-deposit ratio
Example sentences
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This definition is adapted from “deposit” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.