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DEPOSIT
deposit, deposition
(noun) the act of putting something somewhere
depository, deposit, depositary, repository
(noun) a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
deposit
(noun) a payment given as a guarantee that an obligation will be met
sediment, deposit
(noun) matter that has been deposited by some natural process
deposit, sedimentation, alluviation
(noun) the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating
deposit
(noun) money given as security for an article acquired for temporary use; “his deposit was refunded when he returned the car”
deposit, bank deposit
(noun) money deposited in a bank or some similar institution
deposition, deposit
(noun) the natural process of laying down a deposit of something
lodge, wedge, stick, deposit
(verb) put, fix, force, or implant; “lodge a bullet in the table”; “stick your thumb in the crack”
situate, fix, posit, deposit
(verb) put (something somewhere) firmly; “She posited her hand on his shoulder”; “deposit the suitcase on the bench”; “fix your eyes on this spot”
deposit, bank
(verb) put into a bank account; “She deposits her paycheck every month”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
deposit (plural deposits)
Sediment or rock that is not native to its present location or is different from the surrounding material. Sometimes refers to ore or gems.
That which is placed anywhere, or in anyone's hands, for safekeeping; something entrusted to the care of another.
(banking) Money placed in an account.
Anything left behind on a surface.
(finance) A sum of money or other asset given as an initial payment, to show good faith, or to reserve something for purchase.
A sum of money given as a security for a borrowed item, which will be given back when the item is returned, e.g. a bottle deposit or can deposit
A place of deposit; a depository.
Verb
deposit (third-person singular simple present deposits, present participle depositing, simple past and past participle deposited)
(transitive) To lay down; to place; to put.
To lay up or away for safekeeping; to put up; to store.
To entrust one's assets to the care of another. Sometimes done as collateral.
(transitive) To put money or funds into an account.
To lay aside; to rid oneself of.
Antonyms
• withdrawal
Anagrams
• dopiest, podites, posited, side pot, sopited, toe-dips, topside
Source: Wiktionary
De*pos"it, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Depoited; p. pr. & vb. n. Depositing.] Etym: [L. depositus, p. p. of deponere. See Depone, and cf. Deposit, n.]
1. To lay down; to place; to put; to let fall or throw down (as sediment); as, a crocodile deposits her eggs in the sand; the waters deposited a rich alluvium. The fear is deposited in conscience. Jer. Taylor.
2. To lay up or away for safekeeping; to put up; to store; as, to deposit goods in a warehouse.
3. To lodge in some one's hands for sale keeping; to commit to the custody of another; to intrust; esp., to place in a bank, as a sum of money subject to order.
4. To lay aside; to rid one's self of. [Obs.] If what is written prove useful to you, to the depositing that which i can not deem an error. Hammond.
Note: Both this verb and the noun following written deposite.
De*pos"it, n. Etym: [L. depositum, fr. depositus, p. p. of deponere: cf. F. dépôt, OF. depost. See Deposit, v. t., and cf. Depot.]
1. That is deposited, or laid or thrown down; as, a deposit in a flue; especially, matter precipitated from a solution (as the siliceous deposits of hot springs), or that which is mechanically deposited (as the mud, gravel, etc., deposits of a river). The deposit already formed affording to the succeeding portion of the charged fluid a basis. Kirwan.
2. (Mining)
Definition: A natural occurrence of a useful mineral under the conditions to invite exploitation. Raymond.
3. That which is placed anywhere, or in any one's hands, for safe keeping; somthing intrusted to the care of another; esp., money lodged with a bank or banker, subject to order; anything given as pledge or security.
4. (Law) (a) A bailment of money or goods to be kept gratuitously for the bailor. (b) Money lodged with a party as earnest or security for the performance of a duty assumed by the person depositing.
5. A place of deposit; a depository. [R.] Bank of deposit. See under Bank.
– In deposit, or On deposit, in trust or safe keeping as a deposit; as, coins were recieved on deposit.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SUBDUCTION
(noun) a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
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