Deposit /(?)/

De·pos·it

Deposit

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Deposited; p. pr. & vb. n. Depositing

  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.
  2. To lay up or away for safe keeping; to put up; to store; as, to deposit goods in a warehouse.
  3. To lodge in some one's hands for safe 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 but deem an error.

Deposit

n.
  1. That which 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. A natural occurrence of a useful mineral under the conditions to invite exploitation. (Mining)
  3. That which is placed anywhere, or in any one's hands, for safe keeping; something intrusted to the care of another; esp., money lodged with a bank or banker, subject to order; anything given as pledge or security.
  4. A bailment of money or goods to be kept gratuitously for the bailor. (Law)
  5. A place of deposit; a depository. [R.]

Phrases & Compounds

Bank of deposit
See under Bank.
In deposit
in trust or safe keeping as a deposit; as, coins were received on deposit.